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Twice Dead

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This heroine is a real person, not some perfect sleuth! She is a nurse in an understaffed hospital dealing with real issues when a murder occurs on her floor. I loved how she got angry, emotional, etc. Great characters, great descriptions, and St. Louis natives will enjoy the description of the city's south side. I found myself racing to finish the book, excited for the outcome. While some of the passages were confusing at times and I had to reread them, for the most part it was an excellent first novel for Eleanor Sullivan. I look forward to Monika's return in future novels.

Face-paced, realistic, yet peppered with wry humor - a mystery I couldn't put down. You don't have to be a nurse to
appreciate the hospital background, but if the killer doesn't scare you, the "managed care" system will. Sullivan knows her
stuff!

As a St. Louis resident, I always enjoy books that are set here, with their references to all my favorite places. But this book has far more to offer than a familiar setting - there is a great mystery plot, characters I'd like to meet, and some great background on the problems going on in our medical community today. Eleanor knows her stuff - she writes with intelligence and wit. Great read.

Monika Everhardt is the head nurse of the intensive care unit at St. Teresa's Hospital. When she learns that a young woman bled to death from an abortion but wasn't even pregnant, she decides to investigate.

The family threatens to sue the hospital. The hospital not only has to grapple with that, but soon anti-abortion protestors and bomb threats are all too real. Plus the hospital is having financial trouble.

Where was the woman's husband during all this? He is an Army Ranger and was supposed to be away on training, but was he?

Amid all these questions and problems, Monika digs deeper and deeper to uncover the truth.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more in this series. It is a fast-paced story and hard to put down. I highly recommend it.

In Twice Dead, we get to share the twists and turns of discovering a killer with Monika Everhardt and her best friend and police officer, BJ. These characters are likable, and they ring true all the way through the story. Even the minor characters have substance. As a lay person, I liked seeing the inner workings of a big city hospital in this era of "managed care". Of course, I loved putting together the pieces of the murder puzzle, one reason those of us who read mysteries love them. The hospital setting, along with the neighborhoods of South St. Louis, add to the richness of the story. Several of my mystery-reading friends and family are getting Twice Dead for Christmas. I look forward to Eleanor's Sullivan's next book in this series.

Eleanor Sullivan does an excellent job with her first murder mystery novel involving a nurse who helps to solve the crime. When reading this book it's easy to picture oneself in the Intensive Care Unit! Eleanor gives a very realistic portrayal of nursing in the hospital. This is a good alternative to readers of Anne Perry's Inspector Monk series, which feature nurse Hester. I believe nurses will thoroughly enjoy reading this book.

From start to finish, this book kept me turning one page right after another. As a fan of Anne Perry's Hester Latterly, I am delighted to have a modern nurse following Hester's impressive footsteps.
One of the most important aspects of this book is the accuracy with which Sullivan portrays the pressures and challenges of modern nursing. In addition, the characters are interesting, the plot compelling and the suspense was compelling. I'm looking forward to the second novel. PS. Many of my friends will get a copy of Twice Dead in their Christmas stocking!

Medical crime tales are difficult to write. This first novel rings with authenticity. Hospital details are accurate and used well to advance the story. The story is chilling - realistic and exciting. The reader becomes involved right from page one. Move over Robin Cook - Eleanor is here!

This book was terrific. To be honest, I started the book because I knew the author. However, I finished the book because it was a terrific mystery: not too obvious and not filled with red herrings. The sleuth was REAL and believable. The scenario was real and believable. And, if you know St. Louis, there is plenty of local color. I look forward to her next book.

The story of murder in the intensive care unit of a big-city hospital--a murder that at first appears to be accidental death, the result of a botched abortion. Monika Everhart, nurse manaager of the unit, is determined to find out what really happened. Author Eleanor Sullivan, who spent many years in the nursing profession, knows her stuff. The blood shed in the intensive care unit is real, and grabs the reader immediately. The crisis-to-crisis ambience, numbing inefficiency, and bottom-line politics of the hospital are real. The novel moves at a fast pace to a satisfying conclusion, while leaving the moral questions surrounding abortion unsettled-just as they are in real live.