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2020 PenCraft Award Winner - Medical Thriller
"Heart-pounding tales of a surgical intern that are both terrifying and profound. This medical thriller will stay with you long past the final chapter." -Best Thrillers
Jackson Cooper, MD will never forget that first day, its stunning conclusion forever etched in his mind. His year as a surgical intern is a story of medical suspense, tragedy, and occasional terror, as a young physician deals with the world of surgery.
The surgeon's knot is a surgical tie used in the operating room which the intern practices ceaselessly. The knot refers, as well, to the tangled world of the protagonist.
Jackson's life soon becomes burned-out, resulting from events beyond his control as well as destructive behavior. Physicians, patients, and cases ranging from humorous to tragic are present. A Surgeon's Knot is a story of the dignity of medicine, the overwhelming duty to man, failure and recovery.
About the author
William Lynes is a retired Stanford-trained physician, author, advocate, and speaker on physician burnout and suicide. He is the author of nine works of fiction including A Surgeon's Knot, a Pencraft Award winning novel of medical suspense and first of the Stories of a Surgeon's Life series. His novels Winterbourne and Sweet Amber are also medical thrillers. He is a born-again Christian, father of three grown sons, and lives with his wife, Patrice, in Temecula, California. When not writing, he enjoys turning wood on his lathe. You can visit his website at www.lynesonline.com.
