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The Secret at St. Sans

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Originally a lawyer, Terri Kay (which is a pen name) presently lives on a farm in Indiana. She worked closely in the health care industry for many years, particularly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Secret of St. Sans is the second in a series that begins with A Promise of Revenge. All books trace corruption in the health care industry and the impact it has on one of the families who are victims of unscrupulous business and interpersonal medical ethics of one particular doctor.

Dr. Brian Tanner and his son-in-law, Dr. Tom Swanson are two peas in a pod. Both are greedy doctors intent upon enriching themselves far beyond what a normally lucrative medical practice would yield. They also hate each other, and when Dr. Tom spends a year poring over the records in the clinic, his lack of finesse ultimately costs him his life. Meanwhile, another family whose son, Javier, died mysteriously is putting the pieces together to incriminate Dr. Brian Tanner. Dr. Tanner is busy extricating himself from Alma, a bookkeeper who knows his secrets and wants to entrap him into a marriage:

"'To make our story a little bit more believable, I think you and I should start spending more time together, especially in public or around the clinic.' Alma mused thoughtfully. 'I mean, if you've told the police that you were with me, other people should be able to back that up, don't you think?'"

Terri Kay writes an utterly believable murder mystery based on a small town doctor who is a tyrant and has no scruples. The people who think they are his match get tromped underfoot, and Kay creates characters who drive the riveting plot with sheer malice, manipulation, and mayhem. THE SECRET AT ST. SANS is a disturbing and enjoyable mystery that beckons to the reader and ends with the promise of more in the next installment.

Kay crafts a seductive tale with no sexually explicit scenes, which makes it a safe book for people of all ages. Her story is worth reading, and she will no doubt gather a growing audience with each installment. She uses her knowledge of the medical and legal fields to create a dire warning about medical malpractice that provides an education for consumers of health care.

Shelley Glodowski
Senior Reviewer