"Sizzling! I read the whole thing in one day, heart pounding, totally gripped by the action. Super fantastic book. I actually had to shush my kids when they tried to talk to me in the middle of one scene." Dr. Eileen Sacks, General Surgeon The hand that wields the scalpelDr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room #3, also known as the death OR.Dr. Vrac screams at the resident doctors suffering under him, the nurses who don't move fast enough, the anesthesiologist, his auto mechanic, and even a garbage can.Patients begin to die under Dr. Vrac's scalpel.This morning, Hope discovers a dead man in the back of the OR.Next, a ghost lingers outside of Montreal's St. Joseph's Hospital.a) WTF and b) can Hope outwit the enraged killer before someone slices her throat? "My body did not want to get out of bed this morning,...

One little Christmas party. Sounds harmless, except Dr. Hope Sze feels raw and unsociable at the moment. Still, Hope looks forward to the home-cooked Middle Eastern meal. And she really ought to socialize with her new colleagues from Ottawa's stem cell research team, even if it means cheering on the Senators hockey team or dancing to "Uptown Funk" with people she barely knows. Then one of the guests collapses at the dinner table. Another one drops the wine. Who poisoned a tableful of Ph.D.'s? And can Hope save their lives and solve this mystery before the holiday cheer of this Blue Christmas becomes a fatal festivity? Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Inspired by a true case, as described in the accompanying essay by the author. This story unfolds shortly after the events in Human Remains (Hope Sze #5), but can be read...

A Killer Flight With No Way Out When Dr. Hope Sze flies to Los Angeles to reunite with her soul mate, John Tucker, she expects Botoxed blondes with Brazilian wax jobs, not terror at 35,000 feet in the air. Yet on their way home, with 1000 miles to go and nowhere to land, she and Dr. Tucker must strive to save one man's life. Hope and Tucker have no surgical equipment. No surgeon on board. And, as first year family medicine residents, almost no experience. But right this second, they'll try anything. Especially Hope, because minutes before, she might have accidentally helped to kill the man sprawled at her feet. "Tachycardia-inducing." Dr. Anna-Maria Carvalho, MD, Emergency & Aviation Medicine "Awesome. A real page-turner." Dr. Ben Alkan, Trauma Surgeon "Medicine, murder, mayhem, and the most nightmarish story about airlines at the holidays since Die Hard 2....

An escape artist plunges into the icy waters of Montreal's St. Lawrence River, chained and nailed into a coffin—and never breaks free. After they dredge him from the waves, Dr. Hope Sze resuscitates him, saving his life. When he regains consciousness, but not his memory of the event, he hires Hope to deduce who sabotaged his act. Even as she probes the case, and the strange world of magic and illusion, she must confront her own fears of death on the palliative care ward—and tackle the two toothsome men who can't wait for her to choose between them.

Two doctors. One killer. One woman in labour.A killer infiltrates the obstetrics ward of a Montreal hospital just before Christmas, taking one pregnant woman and one resident doctor hostage at gunpoint.Dr. Hope Sze struggles to deliver her patient's baby with blood on the floor and death in the air.And when Dr. Tucker tries to rescue their tiny crew, only to end up hostage material alongside them, Hope’s heart just might break, even before the kidnapper drills a bullet through her skull.Advance praise“I was completely hooked—an intriguing and introspective thriller.” David Farland, New York Times bestselling author"Just couldn't put it down. The mix of gun-in-your-face suspense and humor is as close to perfect as one can get." Richard Quarry, author of Midnight Choir“Dang thing kept me up until 03:30.” Greg Smith, M.D.Praise...

A Mohawk man who will do anything to make his two sons love him again.Three women on two different continents, spanning three different generations, linked only by blood and diamonds.A janitor plots revenge against her boss.A man who loves his wife so much, he subjects himself to yoga on a boat at sunrise in Montreal—and finds himself enmeshed in crime.And a teenager blinded by love and hatred.Five tales of death and deception, including the Derringer Award finalist, “Because.”“Spectacular.”—Kris Nelscott, Edgar Award finalist, on ‘Because’“When I read the end, chills ran down my spine.”—Sarah Cortez, editor of Indian Country Noir, on ‘Indian Time’“Sharply etched, emotionally haunting.”–Kenneth Wishnia, Edgar and Anthony Award finalist,...

Dr. Hope Sze solved her first murder case a week ago—and almost got strangled in the process. Now the newly notorious "detective doctor" just wants to pass her psychiatry rotation. No more Sherlock Holmes-ing for Hope. Ever. Until her first psych patient says, "My daughter is dead. And somebody killed her." Eight years ago, someone ran over that daughter, a young doctor who asked too many questions. Today, Hope launches her own investigation, enlisting her secret weapons: two equally hot, brilliant, hard-headed men. Then Hope starts to untangle this cold case herself. Before the killer silences her, too. The sequel to Code Blues. Written by an emergency physician trained in the crumbling corridors of Montreal.

The top holiday mystery recommended by CBC BooksA great mystery you need to read this summer, selected by the Mystery Panel on CBC Radio’s The Next ChapterWhen Dr. Hope Sze retreats to an Ottawa stem cell lab for a peaceful month of research, she discovers a dead man in the snow—only the first in a series of corpses, both at home and around the globe.This time, the killer knows no borders and no conscience.Hope must extricate them all, while caught between the man who saved her life, the man who helps rebuild it, and a killer on an intercontinental rampage.Praise for Human Remains“Human Remains strikes straight at the heart of today’s most controversial and moving issues, through the hothouse world of big-bucks medical research. Impressive and complex. This is good stuff. Big stuff.” Richard Quarry, Author of Midnight Choir“Dr. Sze is a...

Pharaohs' tombs. Ancient myths. Modern-day murder.Dr. Hope Sze doesn't need a trip to Egypt.She can't afford the flight to Cairo, or the cruise down the Nile, but her fiancé, Dr. John Tucker, yearns to patrol the Pyramids.So when a company offers them both a free stay in Cairo in exchange for working in an emergency department, Tucker lobbies for a pre-honeymoon in the windswept temple of Hatshepsut and the Valley of Kings and Queens, confronting the curse on King Tutankhamun's tomb, or flying off to scuba dive in the Red Sea.Instead, within 90 minutes of arrival, Hope drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old man with a nail through his skull. The man had raved about Kruger and treasure.Tucker fixates on their one chance at the legendary Kruger Millions, a fortune in gold that many believe to be secretly stowed somewhere in South...

Drugs. Alcohol. Violence. Chaos. All in a night's work for Dr. Hope Sze, aspiring Montreal emergency physician—until someone tries to strangle her with her own stethoscope. Then Hope's lover disappears. A second woman barely escapes throttling before her beloved vanishes too. Hope slogs through the pneumonia and hemorrhoid patients cramming the ER while a psychopath stalks the empty, post-midnight hallways of St. Joseph's Hospital. Waiting. Waiting patiently. Until everything explodes. "Worst. Night. Shift. Ever. That's the premise behind Graveyard Shift, and once again Yi proves herself a masterful storyteller as she takes us on another adventure with the ever-so-human Dr. Hope Sze. Filled with twists, turns, and plenty of humour, this is one killer emergency room, but don't worry—you'll be turning the pages so fast, you'll be out of there before you've finished your...

Dr. Hope Sze rolls into Montreal with three simple goals: 1) survive her family medicine residency, 2) try pain au chocolat, 3) go on a date sometime in the next two years. Then she discovers a doctor's body in the locker room. When she tries to uncover his killer, two men dive in to help her. The one man who makes her melt has zero alibi. Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character.” EQMM