A physician. A mysterious death. A ghost with a warning. And a healthcare system hiding a deadly secret.
Dr. Geoffrey A. Lundy is a physician, educator, and author with decades of experience in clinical medicine and medical education. A graduate of Colgate University and Tufts University School of Medicine, he has served in clinical and academic roles including instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Clinical Assistant Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
Kyle Sanderson is a physician assistant attending the autopsy of seventeen-year-old Sean MacDonald, a young patient whose unexpected death raises disturbing questions.
Then something impossible happens.
Sean’s ghost sits up on the autopsy table and delivers a chilling message:
“Find out who did this to all of us.”
Denver, Colorado
“Kyle and Luke were the characters I followed most closely. Their investigation kept the story moving, but I also became interested in how their relationship developed.”
Richmond, Virginia
“The opening caught me immediately. The idea of an autopsy turning into a mystery investigation was unexpected, and I wanted to know what was behind the deaths.”
Raleigh, North Carolina
“There were several moments where I thought I had figured things out, only to discover another layer to the story. That kept me turning the pages.”
Phoenix, Arizona
“The book raises some uncomfortable questions about what happens when institutions become more concerned with power and money than individual people.”
Portland, Oregon
“I liked that there was more than one kind of conflict. There was the mystery, the political pressure, and also the relationship between the two main characters.”
Columbus, Ohio
“The supernatural element surprised me, but it worked as a way to push Kyle toward the investigation. It gave the story an unusual starting point.”
Austin, Texas
“The strongest part of the book for me was watching Kyle and Luke gradually realize that they were dealing with something much larger than a few unexplained deaths.”
Tampa, Florida
“This was an unusual mixture of genres. I went into it expecting a medical story and ended up reading a conspiracy thriller with romance and supernatural elements.”
Charlotte, North Carolina
“I appreciated that the characters had personal lives and emotional stakes instead of simply solving a mystery. Their relationship made the danger feel more personal.”
Minneapolis, Minnesota
“What I enjoyed most was the combination of medical investigation and conspiracy. It felt different from the usual thriller because the healthcare system is such an important part of the mystery.”