From Publishers Weekly A suspense-packed, hard-edged tale of the real world in one of New York's big hospitals, this first novel by a medical technician has good credentials as an authentic medical thriller. Evelyn Sutcliffe, M.D., resident in emergency medicine, is on duty when her colleague, Dr. Shelley Reinish, is brought in to the emergency room by her frantic husband; she is comatose from an overdose of medication, apparently a suicide attempt. Attempts to save her life fail and Evelyn grieves for this friend who had a brillant future in surgery. Drawn into the case is Evelyn's lover and Dr. Reinish's psychiatrist, Phil Carchiollo. Did he have clues that Shelley was contemplating suicide? Or was her death murder? Stories of bizarre behavior in the operating room lead a shaken Evelyn to other discoveries about the dead surgeon. Tales of her eccentric conduct with staff doctors and talk of an expose she was writing that contained provocative interviews with her peers are mysterious developments. When Evelyn's own investigation turns up some horrifying surprises it becomes clear that Shelley's life was not as placid as everyone believed. Riveting prose tends to redeem occasional wordy passages of medicalese (anesthesia to the uninitiated) and the setting is authentic and the characters believable. Though now and again melodramatic, the story unfolds at a forceful clip. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal YA-- Readers who enjoy medical thrillers will enjoy this suspenseful first novel set in a hospital in which a prominent doctor commits suicide. A complex set of relationships among the medical staff adds to the intrigue. Robinson uses the feelings and actions of the main character, Evelyn Sutcliffe, to set the tone. Dr. Sutcliffe unravels the clues surrounding the death of her friend, and in the final pages confronts the killer. Readers who enjoy Robin Cook's books should give this new novelist a try.- Susan Penny, St. Cecilia's School, HoustonCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书的对话部分,简直是一部教科书级别的范本。角色的“声音”是如此鲜明和独特,以至于你不用看作者的标注,单凭语调和用词习惯,就能准确分辨出说话者是谁。那种充满时代烙印的俚语、那种不动声色的权力博弈、那种笨拙却真诚的告白,都通过对话得到了完美的呈现。有些角色的台词极其精炼,寥寥数语便能道尽千言万语的深意,充满了文学上的留白美;而另一些角色的倾诉,则显得如此真实和冗余,仿佛就是现实生活中我们会听到的那种犹豫和重复,这种真实感极大地增强了故事的可信度。我甚至会忍不住摘抄下一些精彩的对白,反复琢磨其中的韵味。很少有小说能将“听觉体验”做得如此立体和有层次感。
评分从结构完整性来看,这本书的处理手法极为高明,它巧妙地平衡了悬念与情感的释放。高潮部分的设计,既有足够的爆炸力和震撼力,完全符合读者对一场精心铺陈的大戏的期待,但更重要的是,它避免了为了戏剧性而牺牲人物逻辑的俗套。每一次冲突的爆发,都有其内在的、无可避免的原因,是角色性格、环境压力和命运推拉的必然结果。更令人惊喜的是,作者在收尾部分并未急于给出所有问题的标准答案,而是留下了一些开放性的解读空间。这种处理方式既是对读者智力的尊重,也让故事的余味更加悠长。它迫使你离开书本后,依然要在自己的脑海中继续这场“未完待续”的思考之旅,这无疑是一部值得反复品读的佳作。
评分初读之下,我有些担心故事的线索会过于庞杂,毕竟开篇埋下的伏笔和引入的人物着实不少。然而,随着阅读的深入,我发现作者的高明之处就在于他能将这些看似分散的元素巧妙地编织在一起,形成一张严密而又充满张力的网。每一个支线故事的收束都处理得干净利落,没有留下令人困惑的尾巴,但同时又为整体的主题增添了必要的深度和广度。这种对宏大叙事的掌控力,让人不禁拍案叫绝。它不是那种只追求表面刺激的快餐文学,而是蕴含着对人性、社会结构乃至历史变迁的深刻反思。读完最后一页,合上书本的那一刻,脑海中回荡的不仅仅是情节的余韵,更是那些关于“为什么”的哲学思考。这种需要读者调动智力去解读和体会的作品,远比单纯的感官刺激更具持久的价值。
评分不得不提的是,这本书的氛围营造达到了一个令人咋舌的高度。它成功地构建了一个既熟悉又陌生的世界观。世界观的设定并非依靠冗长的背景介绍来硬塞给读者,而是通过角色在特定环境下的行为和反应,一点一滴地渗透出来。你会感觉到那种压抑感,那种无处不在的潜在威胁,那种在特定社会规则下生存的挣扎。这种“沉浸式体验”并非来自特效的堆砌,而是源于作者对细节的执着。光线如何穿过窗棂,雨点敲打在不同材质上的声响,不同阶层人士衣着的质地差异——正是这些看似无关紧要的感官信息,共同铸造了一个极具说服力的叙事背景。读这本书时,我感觉自己仿佛穿上了故事中某个角色的皮肤,呼吸着那个世界的空气。
评分这本书的文字功底实在是太扎实了,读起来简直是一种享受。作者对于场景的描绘细致入微,仿佛能让人身临其境地感受到故事中每一个角落的氛围。无论是幽暗小巷里的潮湿气息,还是熙攘市集上的喧嚣热闹,都被刻画得栩栩如生。更难能可贵的是,人物的内心世界也得到了深入的挖掘。那些复杂的情感纠葛,那些细微的心理活动,都被作者用极其精准且富有感染力的笔触展现出来。你会不自觉地沉浸其中,与角色一同经历他们的喜怒哀乐,甚至会忍不住为他们的选择感到揪心。叙事的节奏把握得恰到好处,张弛有度,时而紧凑得让人喘不过气,时而又舒缓得让人有时间沉淀思绪。这种行云流水的叙事能力,绝对是顶尖作家的标志。我很少能在一本书中同时领略到如此精湛的文学技巧和如此引人入胜的故事架构,这本书无疑是近些年来阅读体验中的一次高光时刻。
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