Sharp Scratch - The Pulse-Racing Psychological Thriller

"Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top. Salford, 1983. Lorraine Quick is a single mother, a member of a band going nowhere fast, and personnel officer at the grim Memorial Hospital. A new general manager position is being introduced, and Lorraine's recent training in the cutting-edge science of psychometric testing will be pivotal. As the profiles start to emerge, a chilling light is cast on the candidates. When a lethal dose of anaesthetic is deliberately substituted for a flu vaccine, and a second suspicious death quickly follows, it is clear a killer is at work in the hospital. Can Lorraine's personality tests lead her to the murderer?"--

About the author

Martine Bailey studied English Literature while playing in bands on the Manchester music scene. She qualified in psychometric testing and over her career, assessed staff for a top security psychiatric hospital and dealt with cases of sexual abuse and violence. Having written historical crime fiction, Bailey's writing has jumped to a modern setting. She lives in Chester.

Summary

Sharp Scratch is the first in a chillingly atmospheric crime series that draws upon the author's experience working at the heart of the NHS.

Product details

• Authors: Martine Bailey, Bailey Martine
• Publisher: Allison and Busby
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2024
• EAN: 9780749030940
• ISBN: 978-0-7490-3094-0
• No. of pages: 381
• Series: Lorraine Quick
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, Medical Thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, Thriller / suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery fiction