Bøger af J. J. Lamb

BONE POINTGINA MAZZIO RN MEDICAL THRILLER SERIESVeterans are being murdered.This is #8 in the fast-paced Gina Mazzio RN medical thriller seriesBONE POINTwill not disappointLong-time fans will rejoice-now we know love does conquer all. Gina is pregnant-this after doctors said it would never happen. But five months into her high-risk pregnancy, Gina's veteran brother, who suffers from PTSD, vanishes.Why has he abandoned everyone and everything?Although under bed-rest orders, Gina takes off to find him.What she discovers is that Vinnie's been swallowed up in a derelict, soon-to-close VA psychiatric hospital with a corrupt administration involved in greed, malevolence, and murder.Vinnie could be the next to die.Thisaction-packed, shocking, take-no-prisoners tale of medical suspenseis definitely not for the faint-hearted. But fans of the morehard-boiled medical thrillers(and also of Patricia Cornwell) will eat it up; as will lovers of strong women detectives, hospital mysteries, and all medical fiction, especially fans of Tess Gerritsen.Advance praise forBONE POINT "The Lambs are real masters of taut action and edge-of-the-seat suspense. Bone Point is another outstanding entry in this exciting series of medical thrillers." -Margaret Lucke, author of Snow AngelPraise for the previous Gina Mazzio Books: "Deftly plotted and artfully executed, BONE PIT is a compelling read that provides a shocking look at the world of contemporary medicine and Big Pharma."-Sheldon Siegel, New York Times best-selling author"SIN & BONE is a chilling, gripping thriller by a talented writing couple."-Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, MWA Grand Masters"BONE DRY ... a medical thriller not for the squeamish."-Publishers Weekly From The Authors: Writing about RN Gina Mazzio and her boyfriend, RN Harry Lucke, has been a fun experience. It's also a privilege to tell about characters who dedicate their lives to helping others. Many of the people our protagonists work with (as in real life) spend each and every day, perhaps not with murder, but certainly in pain, distress, and danger. We hope most of our books bring the positive recognition that nurses deserve.BETTE GOLDEN LAMB, a registered nurse, has developed parallel careers as a painter, sculptor, and ceramist. Her art works can be found in a number of galleries and private collections. In addition to co-authored books with J. J., she has had three other books published: THE ORGAN HARVESTERS and THE ORGAN HARVESTERS BOOK II and THE RUSSIAN GIRL.J. J. LAMBis a career writer - journalism, short stories, and novels. In addition to fiction co-authored with Bette, he is the creator of the Zachariah Tobias Rolfe III private eye series, the latest of which, NO PAT HANDS, was nominated for a Shamus Award. The LAMBS live in Northern California and are members of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.BONE POINTis the eighth book in the Gina Mazzio RN medical thriller series, which includesBONE DRY, SIN & BONE, BONE PIT, BONE OF CONTENTION, BONE DUST, BONE CRACK, and BONE SLICE.

Gina Mazzio, RN, and fiancé Harry Lucke are on the brink of getting married when a childhood friend relocates from the Bronx to San Francisco. Within days, Gina's nurse friend is relating difficult-to-believe horror stories about her new employer, a cardiologist whom she suspects is involved in illicit and deadly medical practices. Gina soon discovers the stories are true-the doctor is not only actingin an unethical manner, he may also be complicit in two or three hideousmurders. That knowledge quickly makes her the new target of the doctor ...and a vicious hit man, who is determined to hunt her down and kill her.

Passion, Jealousy, Greed, Love ... and RoboticsBack from an idyllic beach wedding and honeymoon on romantic Kauai, Gina and Harry have barely unpacked when Ridgewood Hospital sends them off on an intriguing assignment to learn about and report on surgical robotics at a Santa Cruz area hospital.Intrigue turns to fear as they're plunged into the midst of a deadly clash between hands-on-medicine traditionalists and those eager to dive headlong into the futurist whirlpool of robotics.The newlyweds are harassed, threatened, and kidnapped as a result of their efforts to discover who is hacking the robotic units and causing bloody mayhem in the surgery suites.Gina and Harry eventually report back to Ridgewood that robots are not only accurate, fast, and efficient, they can also be used to commit murder. Advance praise for BONE SLICE: "A terrific read! The pages fly in a provocative look at modern medicine. Gina Mazzio and Harry Lucke are characters worth rooting for. Bette and J.J. Lamb write superb dialogue. Plan to find a comfortable chair and stay up late. Highly recommended." - Sheldon Siegel, New York Times best-selling author of Special Circumstances. "A sexy and creepy contemporary medical thriller about modern technology. This story is so realistic that the horror could someday become a reality at a hospital near you." -Peter Heinlein, MD

RN Gina Mazzio is not a wimp, not by any means, but after nearly being murdered twice in the recent past, she needs a time out. Needs to get away from San Francisco and Ridgewood Hospital. In this third Gina Mazzio, RN series of medical thrillers, Gina and fiancé Harry Lucke sign up for a Travel Nurse assignment at a small Nevada treatment facility for Alzheimer's patients, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. On their first day, driving down a long, creepy private road, ominous sentry-like boulders rise up to block out the sun. When they finally arrive, Gina's "warning" eye starts to twitch when she sees iron bars across all the second-story windows. The immediate question is: What kind of place is this, what are they really getting into?

A flu epidemic slams San Francisco, pushing medical facilities for beyond normal limits. The chaos masks deadly patient blood-letting by a sociopathic phlebotomist. RN Gina Mazzio, distracted by a breakup with her fiancé, and into a possible new romance, misreads a stalking that results in the murder of a nurse friend. Hot on the trail of the killer, and seeking a reason for unanticipated patient deaths, she becomes the prime target of the phlebotomist stalker.

You have cancer.You've been blasted and wasted with chemotherapy, along with every other poison the doctors could find to kill malignant cells.Most days you're more dead than alive.Tomorrow you will be infused with your own, treated bone marrow - frozen, stored, and safe in one of Cal, ifornia's most prestigious hospitals.Then comes the note: "We have yur marrow...pay or di

It's RN Gina Mazzio's wedding eve. As she takes the week's final Ob/Gyn telephone advice call, a deadly serious voice says, "She's all cut up." The police, the hospital administrator, and even her fiance insist it was a crank call, some sicko. Gina doesn't buy it. She pursues the source of the call, and a second one to her home, linking the caller to a series of nurse disappearances. Instead of a wedding and honeymoon, Gina is drawn into the illicit and dangerous trade in human body parts.