Graveyard Shift: When a Hospital Equals Homicide
About this ebook
All in a night’s work for Dr. Hope Sze, aspiring Montreal emergency physician—until someone tries to strangle her with her own stethoscope.
Then Hope’s lover disappears.
A second woman barely escapes throttling before her beloved vanishes too.
Hope slogs through the pneumonia and hemorrhoid patients cramming the ER while a psychopath stalks the empty, post-midnight hallways of St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Waiting. Waiting patiently.
Until everything explodes.
“Worst. Night. Shift. Ever. That’s the premise behind Graveyard Shift, and once again Yi proves herself a masterful storyteller as she takes us on another adventure with the ever-so-human Dr. Hope Sze. Filled with twists, turns, and plenty of humour, this is one killer emergency room, but don’t worry—you’ll be turning the pages so fast, you’ll be out of there before you've finished your second cup of very bad coffee.” —Judy Penz Sheluk, author of the Glass Dolphin and Marketville Mystery series
"Ms. Yi has crafted another compelling story filled with suspense, murder, and emergency room drama. Captivated from the start, I read the entire book in one sitting. Days later, I continue to shake my head in amazement at the many unexpected twists and turns in this well-plotted, character-driven novel. It’s official—I’m now a fan of the Hope Sze Medical Mystery series and hope that Ms. Yi will deliver the next installment ASAP."—Joanne Guidoccio, Author of the Gilda Greco Mystery Series
“Bruises, bloodwork and betrayal. Hope's latest night shift will leave you breathless! The detective doctor dukes it out with addicts, hoodlums and God in her latest thriller. This is one night shift that will keep you wide awake - a real page turner from the first scene.”—RH Nix, author of The Golden One
“Dr. Hope Sze steps into a Montreal ER packed with sick and snarky patients, thrust into a world of thrills, spills, and murder. Abandon all Hope Sze who enter the Graveyard Shift.” Dr. Frank Warsh, author of The Flame Broiled Doctor
“An engrossing read with laugh out loud moments balanced with poignant social commentary. Murder and mayhem set in a painstakingly detailed modern hospital. Hope Sze always delivers!”—Dawn Kiddell, prior CEO and Chief Librarian, Cornwall Public Library
PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES
#1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings
"[A] scarier-than-ever medical mystery," Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, naming Human Remains one of the best Canadian suspense books
One of the best crime novels of the season. CBC’s The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome
About the author
Melissa Yi could slice your throat and sew it back up again. Legally. Because she's an emergency doctor.
In her spare minutes, Melissa writes the Hope Sze medical crime series, which Ellery Queen praised for its "nitty-gritty" description and Publishers Weekly for its "darker themes ... entertaining and insightful." Kirkus considers Hope Sze a "modern heroine," the CBC calls her a "must-read," and The Globe and Mail praises her as a "standout" with a best Canadian suspense novel.
Melissa's mystery stories were finalists for the CWA Arthur Ellis Award (best crime story in Canada) and the Derringer Award (best crime story in the English language), and longlisted for the Staunch Prize (best feminist thriller worldwide).
