Medical Fiction/Literature
Explore the best medical fiction and literature with our curated list of gripping books. Discover thrilling novels, dramas, and stories set in the world of medicine, perfect for fans of healthcare-themed fiction.
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First, Do No Harm
by Lisa Belkin
"A powerful, true story of life and death in a major metropolitan hospital...Harrowing... An important book." THE NEW YORK TIMES What is life worth? And …
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Brain Warp
by Gil Snider
"Who is poisoning the homeless men of Manhattan, and why? When a cluster of inexplicable deaths plague Dr. Peter Branstead's neurology service at St. Mark's …
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Standard of Care
by David Kerns
A tale of ethical crisis and redemption, Standard of Care is one doctor's tumultuous journey as a senior executive in America's largest and most predatory …
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Mortal Remains
by Peter Clement
In a small upstate New York town, an idyllic lake yields a ghastly discovery when the skeletal remains of a young woman missing for twenty-seven …
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The Cutting Season
by Arthur Rosenfeld
Believing himself to be a reincarnated Chinese warrior, neurosurgeon Xenon Pearl is instructed by his late martial arts master to use his talents to promote …
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The Forest and the Trees
by Benjamin W. Strong
A realistic but humorous look at the workings of both bodies and hospitals, The Forest and the Trees is written for the enjoyment of medical …
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Informed Consent
by Sandra Glahn
Jeremy Cramer, M.D. is the next Einstein of infectious disease research. While working on a way to revive water submersion victims, he makes a breakthrough …
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The Inquisitor
by Peter Clement
When an increasing number of cancer patients begin to complain about their out-of-body experiences, Earl Garnet, the newly appointed VP of a SARS-infested hospital, becomes …
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Invasive Procedures
by Orson Scott Card
Frank Hartman, a virologist working for the government's top-secret biohazard agency, is the only man capable of stopping George Galen, a geneticist who has discovered …
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Second Opinion
by C. Robert Umana
Confronted with severe heart pain, Rodolfo Marquez MD goes to his best friends for treatment. A few months after his heart surgery, the heart pain …
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Smokescreen
by Vernon L. Avila
Avila pens a gripping medical thriller of a political conspiracy to incapacitate the President of the United States, Clint Walker, who readers meet in the …
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Hana's Secret
by Jack Langley
Jack Davidson, a general surgeon at Midsouth Regional Medical Center in Evansville, N.C. accidentally stumbles upon a plot involving sham surgery being performed at his …
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Vow of Vengeance
by Ray Dreyfack
Square Deal Health Options' bible-spouting CEO and his hit man, The Lieutenant, stop at nothing to stretch profits. Failing to find incriminating evidence, they manufacture …
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Foreign Body
by Robin Cook
A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's …
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Grey's Anatomy
by Chris Van Dusen
A sexy, high-concept, behind-the-scenes peek at the lives and loves of Seattle Grace's most popular doctors . . . On ABC's mega-hit Grey's Anatomy, when …
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The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love
by Sydney Heron
In this hilarious, tongue-in-cheek compilation of the "Grey's Anatomy" character's self-help strategies, Sydney sheds new light on familiar plot points, offers exclusive character insights, and …
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Critical
by Robin Cook
New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton return in this stunning new novel from the 'master of the medical thriller' (New York …
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Fever
by Robin Cook
A renowned doctor’s quest to find the source of—and a cure for—his daughter’s sudden illness leads him into the heart of a lethal mystery in …
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Crisis
by Robin Cook
Shocked and humiliated by a medical malpractice lawsuit, physician Craig Bowman receives help from his estranged brother-in-law, medical examiner Jack Stapleton, who discovers trouble after …
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The Year of the Intern
by Robin Cook
The nurse's voice on the phone is desperate, but young Dr. Peters, in his first weeks of internship, is only bone-tired and a little afraid. …
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Brain
by Robin Cook
The bestselling “master of the medical thriller” (The New York Times) delivers a terrifying case of an otherwise healthy woman who dies on the operating …
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Sphinx
by Robin Cook
New York Times bestselling author mines the mysteries of Egypt’s magnificent past to deliver a one-of-a-kind thriller packed with compelling realism and unrelenting suspense. Traveling …
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Harmful Intent
by Robin Cook
A physician turned fugitive must save himself and stop a lethal drug-tampering plot in Robin Cook's most disturbing techno-chiller yet. Anesthesiologist Dr. Jeffrey Rhodes's nightmare …
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Godplayer
by Robin Cook
Cassandra Cassidy, a beautiful psychiatrist, attempts to stop the mysterious killings of terminally ill patients as she struggles to save her crumbling marriage to Thomas …
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Mortal Fear
by Robin Cook
Internist Jason Howard believes that eminent geneticist Dr. Alvin Hayes was murdered and that the key to his death lies hidden in the Boston Health …
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Fatal Cure
by Robin Cook
Leaving their urban hospital for a modern medical facility in Bartlet, Vermont, Doctors Angela and David Wilson begin to notice puzzling details in the deaths …
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Vital Signs
by Robin Cook
The bestselling “master of the medical thriller” (The New York Times) tells a harrowing tale of the lengths one doctor will go to in order …
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Contagion
by Robin Cook
The New York Times best-seller narrates the cautionary tale of a deadly epidemic spread not only by microbes but by sinister sabotage designed to bring …
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Terminal
by Robin Cook
“Like a runaway locomotive—a manically entertaining thriller. Robin Cook knows how to make the pages fly.”—Kirkus Reviews At a prestigious Florida medical center, brain cancer …
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Marker
by Robin Cook
The master of the medical thriller returns with his most heart-pounding tale yet. Twenty-eight-year-old Sean McGillin is the picture of health, until he fractures his …
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Invasion
by Robin Cook
New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook’s “pressure cooker of a thriller” (Booklist) takes medical technology into a new realm, where everything we know about …
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Toxin
by Robin Cook
When his daughter, Becky, becomes ill from bacterial poisoning, Dr. Kim Reggis, a cardiac surgeon, is determined to track down the cause, no matter what …
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Outbreak
by Robin Cook
Murder and mystery reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country in this “harrowing medical horror story” (The New York Times) from the …
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Chromosome 6
by Robin Cook
“Master of the medical thriller.”—The New York Times In his most prophetic thriller yet, Robin Cook goes behind the headlines on cloning and genetic manipulation, …