Scalpel

Author: Paul Carson

A killer is stalking the corridors of Dublin’s Central Maternity Hospital.A young laboratory assistant is found brutally murdered at her bench. The only clue is a blood-stained scalpel. The police investigation, led by DS Kate Hamilton, is blocked by a wall of silence from hospital staff, desperate to protect their reputations. DS Hamilton suspects the murderer is among th….Read More

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