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If your life was on the line, how far would you go?
Surgeon Jacob Thorn isn’t worried when the police interview him over nurse Katy Leith’s disappearance. She is a co-worker, nothing more. But when a leaked video of him and the missing woman arguing goes viral, the social media reaction is vicious.
When harrowing images of the kidnapped woman start to appear on his phone, along with a demand from her abductor that Jake confesses to a crime he has no recollection of committing, he is forced to act or face terrifying consequences.
He needs to delve into the past for answers. But time is running out for Katy.
Will he admit to his failings and lose everything, or plead ignorance and let an innocent girl die?
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Dylan Young grew up in a mining village in South Wales before boarding a train for London. A 35-year career in the NHS followed, the last 27 as a consultant ophthalmologist. Three dark psychological thrillers for Random House emerged in the late nineties and over the last decade, under different pseudonyms, he’s written children’s books and an adult contemporary fantasy series. But retiring from the NHS has allowed Dylan to spend (even) more time in his writing office—a shed in the garden. After publishing a three book crime series with Bookouture, Dylan has now found a new home in the Bloodhound kennels where he writes standalone psychological thrillers with a trademark medical flavour.
The Operation By Dylan Young
Review by Heidi Lynn's Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Dylan Young and BOTBSPublicity for
providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.
If you are a fan of Medical Suspense books like I am-you-must-pick-up
Dylan Young’s The Operation. Immediately,
I knew when I read the title and saw the cover, I knew this book was a must
read! For someone like me who is passionate about medical field, good patient
care, and medical suspense genre this was one of the top reads for 2020! Dylan just
got a new fan!!
Being a former Medical Office Assistant there was a part of
the book that I found I could relate to. Dylan brought up some very important dialogue
between two staff members in the hospital regarding administrative roles and gender
roles. There were very interesting facts that were stated that were if you
think about it sad in a way. His dialogue between these two were passionate because
of the issues yet genuine at the same time. This was one of the best sections
of the book. I feel that he was talking to us through the characters.
I especially found all the medical cases and surgeries in
this book very fascinating. Dylan did an incredible job describing the patient,
what their diagnosis was, and what their treatment or surgery was going to be.
There were many stories within the stories of nurse Katy’s
abduction which was a very interesting story as well. I loved how he brought
social media like Twitter and Facebook into it. There was an interesting section
of what the Doctor really thought about Facebook. I chuckled at that!
2 comments:
Thank you so much Heidi Lynn. I know that medical thrillers aren't quite the zeitgeist at te moment, but it's what I know and like to write about, so I am glad The Operation spoke to you. Quite apart from the 'thriller' aspect, I wanted to peel apart the veneer and show people what it's like to work in a hospital environment (not in the slightest glamorous) in today's digital world where Hospital notes (or charts), battered and stained, can still form a vital part of all of that. But heck, you've read the book so you know. All the best, Dylan
Thanks so much for the review and for being on the blog tour today Heidi x
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