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Brains: The Sensational Hospital Thriller

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Primarily 'Brains' by Martin Simpson, is a bloody good, page turning read. I couldn't put it down!
The reader is introduced to the central characters via an intriguing blend of reality and fiction. Early in the story the reader is very aware that Mr Simpson is planting seeds. The plot and character development then takes over and it's a twisting, turning, roller coaster ride; so much so, that the reader is barely aware that Mr Simpson is patiently and carefully watering his seedlings. The incredible roller coaster ride continues to thrill and surprise. Only in the last few pages is the reader startled to find themselves eating the fruit from Mr Simpsons' garden. Highly recommended read!!!

From the first page this book captivated my attention. Beautifully written with a wicked sense of humor,and a thorough knowledge of medicine and human frailty it held my interest from cover to cover and left me hungry for more when it was finished.
It has all the classic elements of the Gothic horror genre of the scientist dying to try his new 'cure that will save the world'; yet set in our time, in places like hospitals that are supposed to give us comfort and the hope for recovery, this terror is much more real and almost inescapable.