The Midwife Murders

<p><b>A missing patient is a hospital ward's worst nightmare - until even more people disappear . . .</b><br><br>Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan is used to guiding expectant mothers through pregnancy. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on her watch her focus abruptly changes.<br><br>Something has to be done and Lucy is fearless enough to try.<br><br>As rumours and accusations fly around Manhattan Lucy teams up with a sceptical NYPD detective to solve the case. But the truth is far more twisted than either of them could ever have imagined. <br><b><br>_____________________________________</b><br><br><b>Readers are loving <i>The Midwife Murders . . .</i><br>'Keeps you gripped'<br>'The characters really come alive'<br>'A great read'<br>'Fast-paced and kept me guessing'<br>'Very difficult to put down'<br><br>__________________________________<br><br>PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON<br></b><br><br>'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER<br><br>'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has in spades.' LEE CHILD<br><br>'Patterson boils a scene down to the single telling detail the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY<br><br>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN<br><br>'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON<br><br>'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL<br><br><br>'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination' <i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i><br><br>'Patterson is in a class by himself' <i>GUARDIAN</i></p>