Under the Knife, Kelly Parsons
Under the Knife, Kelly Parsons
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Under the Knife
A Novel

Author: Kelly Parsons

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 13 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2017


Synopsis

Biotechnology tycoon Morgan Finney is highly intelligent but shy and emotionally fragile. When his beloved wife Jenny dies of complications during a surgery led by Dr. Rita Wu, Finney’s grief turns to rage. He vows to kill Rita just as he believes she killed his wife.

But first he will systematically destroy her life. He will take what is precious to her just as she did to him. Aided by a mysterious man, Finney uses advanced medical technology to ruin Rita’s reputation and bring her to the brink of madness. Alone, fighting for her sanity and life, Rita reaches out to her to former lover, Dr. Spencer Cameron, for help. Together they must fight to uncover Finney’s horrific intentions and race to stop him before it’s too late.

Terrifying and captivating, Kelly Parsons's Under the Knife is a heart pounding thriller that will have listeners on the edge of their seats up to the very last minute.

About Kelly Parsons

KELLY PARSONS is a board-certified urologist with degrees from Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins, and he is on the faculty at the University of California San Diego.  He lives with his family in Southern California.  Doing Harm is his first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on September 22, 2023

3.5 stars Morgan Finney is a bioengineering and math genius whose cutting edge technological advancements amassed him a fortune. Finney adored his wife Jenny, and the couple were thrilled about Jenny's pregnancy. Then Jenny got appendicitis and died as a result of a botched surgery. Finney was devast......more

Goodreads review by Judy on February 09, 2017

Real life board-certified urologist and novelist, Kelly Parsons, returns following his gripping debut, Doing Harm, (2014), with his latest medical (psychological) thriller, UNDER THE KNIFE. When a good doctor makes a mistake. A patient dies. The grieving husband takes revenge into his own hands......more

Goodreads review by Amy on October 19, 2017

I’m joining in again with Throwback Thursday which was created by my good friend Renee at It’s Book Talk. She started this weekly feature as a way to highlight old favorites and read books that have already been published. I have so many older books on my TBR that get ignored in favor of review copi......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 23, 2016

Thanks to St. Martins Press for this early copy! Such a creepy premise in this medical thriller! Thoughts of people controlling your thoughts & actions are enough to keep you awake at night. Kelly creates characters you relate to right off the bat. A tad slow & repetitive in the middle but raced to f......more

Goodreads review by Jen on February 10, 2017

I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This was a creepy medical thriller about a man who is seeking revenge on the doctor that he believes was responsible for the death of his wife. The thing that stood out to me the most was just how utterly real this could actually b......more