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Marked to Die
Can a deathly ill young woman possibly be connected to a psychopathic killer and all those bodies?
Oneg has it all; good looks, a loving family, and a profession she adores. One day her pampered world collapses as she contracts a rare life-threatening drug side-effect. Her health rapidly deteriorates - She is put on a respirator, in strict isolation, awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Then a psychopathic killer with an avenging guitar comes to her rescue, crooning that NOTHING will stop him from saving Oneg. Exsanguinated corpses of prominent surgeons start to emerge in unexpected places, the last barely alive – naked and delirious, tied to a tree. Detective Ramzi Issa and his team are at a loss.
Deep, dark secrets . . . heinous deeds of long ago . . .
Oneg's young and fearless sister, Erga, starts digging into the mysterious link between the doctors and her beloved sis, leading her to dangerous secrets originating at a Tel Aviv University medical school party thirty years before. This medical thriller takes the reader to a horrible past cover-up that returns to haunt everyone involved, blending the hospital ICU, together with tissue lab, blood bank, and hidden identities.
Oneg has it all; good looks, a loving family, and a profession she adores. One day her pampered world collapses as she contracts a rare life-threatening drug side-effect. Her health rapidly deteriorates - She is put on a respirator, in strict isolation, awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Then a psychopathic killer with an avenging guitar comes to her rescue, crooning that NOTHING will stop him from saving Oneg. Exsanguinated corpses of prominent surgeons start to emerge in unexpected places, the last barely alive – naked and delirious, tied to a tree. Detective Ramzi Issa and his team are at a loss.
Deep, dark secrets . . . heinous deeds of long ago . . .
Oneg's young and fearless sister, Erga, starts digging into the mysterious link between the doctors and her beloved sis, leading her to dangerous secrets originating at a Tel Aviv University medical school party thirty years before. This medical thriller takes the reader to a horrible past cover-up that returns to haunt everyone involved, blending the hospital ICU, together with tissue lab, blood bank, and hidden identities.
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Published February 10, 2019
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December 29, 2018
Oneg has everything she ever wanted until she contracts a rare life-threatening drug side-effect. Now she is on life support with very little answers for her family. A psychopathic killer comes to her rescue, crooning that NOTHING will stop him from saving Oneg.Exsanguinated corpses of prominent surgeons start to emerge in unexpected places, the last barely alive – naked and delirious, tied to a tree. This really puts the police in a bind, what is going on here? Then Oneg's sister, , Erga, starts digging into the mysterious link between the doctors and her beloved sis, leading her to dangerous secrets originating at a Tel Aviv University medical school party thirty years before. This story is one I enjoyed as I have worked in the medical field for a while. Yes it does seem to jump from one place to another at times, but it is still a good story. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book from Hidden Gems.
December 25, 2018
“Doctor mauled to death in Safari Park.”
Israeli author Martin Sherwood (the nom de plume of Motti Sharir, M.D., Ph.D., a practicing ophthalmologist and glaucoma researcher) writes thrillers and screenplays. As Motti Sharir he contributes books, book chapters and journal articles on glaucoma. Outside of medicine he has been a journalist and editor, and aired a radio program about folk music and poetry. He lives in Tel Aviv.
Martin utilizes his keen diagnostic skills to lead us through one of the better murder mysteries cum medical thrillers to come down the pike in a while. In a story that focuses on murders he opens with the following – ‘Maintaining a safe distance, Captain Ramzi Issa sucked on a sage-flavored Riccola and observed the lions at the safari park. He cursed silently. He had better ideas for his spare time than spending an especially hot early June Saturday afternoon facing the park’s huge, well-fed beasts of prey. Fadi, his firstborn son, was still too young to enjoy a trip the zoo and when Issa had been appointed to head the district’s special investigations team, he couldn’t have imagined he’d be expected to investigate a deadly attack by an wild animal. Issa shaded his eyes from the sun and moved toward the end of the path in order to get a better look at the body lying on a semi-sheltered slab in front of the cages. It looked like an image taken straight from an ancient Egyptian burial chamber – the corpse was lying on its side, arms and legs bent, its face to the front and back facing behind. As if startled in the middle of a run. Oddly, the slab under the corpse was devoid of blood. But strangest of all was its neck. There was no neck. The skull remained connected to the shoulders with only two narrow straps of skin and sinew. Parts of the breathing cartilage were exposed. Behind the Captain stood his loyal assistant, Staff Sergeant Rona Pizanti, a wireless telephone hanging from her shoulder, her eyes glued to the fresh tire marks left behind in the mud and disappearing into the puddle. Water accumulating from a burst irrigation pipe had crossed a dent in the path, flowed toward a canal and concentrated beside a side gate in the Safari wall.’
With those ominous elements in place the plot is summarized for us – ‘Can a deathly ill young woman possibly be connected to a psychopathic killer and all those bodies? Oneg has it all; good looks, a loving family, and a profession she adores. One day her pampered world collapses as she contracts a rare life-threatening drug side-effect. Her health rapidly deteriorates - She is put on a respirator, in strict isolation, awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Then a psychopathic killer with an avenging guitar comes to her rescue, crooning that NOTHING will stop him from saving Oneg. Exsanguinated corpses of prominent surgeons start to emerge in unexpected places, the last barely alive – naked and delirious, tied to a tree. Detective Ramzi Issa and his team are at a loss. Deep, dark secrets . . . heinous deeds of long ago . . . Oneg's young and fearless sister, Erga, starts digging into the mysterious link between the doctors and her beloved sis, leading her to dangerous secrets originating at a Tel Aviv University medical school party thirty years before. This medical thriller takes the reader to a horrible past cover-up that returns to haunt everyone involved, blending the hospital ICU, together with tissue lab, blood bank, and hidden identities.’
Crystalline writing that blends raw language with contemporary issues as this horrifying and tremendously well-crafted book marks the literary debt of a new and important author. Recommended.
Israeli author Martin Sherwood (the nom de plume of Motti Sharir, M.D., Ph.D., a practicing ophthalmologist and glaucoma researcher) writes thrillers and screenplays. As Motti Sharir he contributes books, book chapters and journal articles on glaucoma. Outside of medicine he has been a journalist and editor, and aired a radio program about folk music and poetry. He lives in Tel Aviv.
Martin utilizes his keen diagnostic skills to lead us through one of the better murder mysteries cum medical thrillers to come down the pike in a while. In a story that focuses on murders he opens with the following – ‘Maintaining a safe distance, Captain Ramzi Issa sucked on a sage-flavored Riccola and observed the lions at the safari park. He cursed silently. He had better ideas for his spare time than spending an especially hot early June Saturday afternoon facing the park’s huge, well-fed beasts of prey. Fadi, his firstborn son, was still too young to enjoy a trip the zoo and when Issa had been appointed to head the district’s special investigations team, he couldn’t have imagined he’d be expected to investigate a deadly attack by an wild animal. Issa shaded his eyes from the sun and moved toward the end of the path in order to get a better look at the body lying on a semi-sheltered slab in front of the cages. It looked like an image taken straight from an ancient Egyptian burial chamber – the corpse was lying on its side, arms and legs bent, its face to the front and back facing behind. As if startled in the middle of a run. Oddly, the slab under the corpse was devoid of blood. But strangest of all was its neck. There was no neck. The skull remained connected to the shoulders with only two narrow straps of skin and sinew. Parts of the breathing cartilage were exposed. Behind the Captain stood his loyal assistant, Staff Sergeant Rona Pizanti, a wireless telephone hanging from her shoulder, her eyes glued to the fresh tire marks left behind in the mud and disappearing into the puddle. Water accumulating from a burst irrigation pipe had crossed a dent in the path, flowed toward a canal and concentrated beside a side gate in the Safari wall.’
With those ominous elements in place the plot is summarized for us – ‘Can a deathly ill young woman possibly be connected to a psychopathic killer and all those bodies? Oneg has it all; good looks, a loving family, and a profession she adores. One day her pampered world collapses as she contracts a rare life-threatening drug side-effect. Her health rapidly deteriorates - She is put on a respirator, in strict isolation, awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Then a psychopathic killer with an avenging guitar comes to her rescue, crooning that NOTHING will stop him from saving Oneg. Exsanguinated corpses of prominent surgeons start to emerge in unexpected places, the last barely alive – naked and delirious, tied to a tree. Detective Ramzi Issa and his team are at a loss. Deep, dark secrets . . . heinous deeds of long ago . . . Oneg's young and fearless sister, Erga, starts digging into the mysterious link between the doctors and her beloved sis, leading her to dangerous secrets originating at a Tel Aviv University medical school party thirty years before. This medical thriller takes the reader to a horrible past cover-up that returns to haunt everyone involved, blending the hospital ICU, together with tissue lab, blood bank, and hidden identities.’
Crystalline writing that blends raw language with contemporary issues as this horrifying and tremendously well-crafted book marks the literary debt of a new and important author. Recommended.
January 4, 2019
A series of unusual murders begin this story. The first one is a doctor found in the lion’s den of a local safari park, completely drained of blood, whilst his colleagues are enjoying a works day out at the very park. The other side of the story concentrates on a young woman called Oneg and her family. She was in perfect health and loves her job, when suddenly she becomes ill and ends up in a coma in hospital, requiring a bone marrow transplant.
When her family is tested for a potential donor, long held secrets start to unravel. Her younger sister Erga decides to do all she can to find the link between her sister/family and the doctors who are being knocked off in unusual manners. The book is set in Israel and links back to a group of doctors at a Tel Aviv University party when they were students. Whatever happened on that day has led to the current events.
The killer states he is trying to find a donor for Oneg and the detective in charge, Ramzi Issa, has a difficult job to solve any part of the case, whilst dealing with the taunts of the killer and long kept secrets. An interesting story and the motive behind the killings is not clear until the end of the book, with a few red herrings along the way. It was good to read a medical murder mystery set in a country other than the USA or UK, and helps to widen the experience of the author’s readers.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and would certainly recommend it to others who want something a little bit different. I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
When her family is tested for a potential donor, long held secrets start to unravel. Her younger sister Erga decides to do all she can to find the link between her sister/family and the doctors who are being knocked off in unusual manners. The book is set in Israel and links back to a group of doctors at a Tel Aviv University party when they were students. Whatever happened on that day has led to the current events.
The killer states he is trying to find a donor for Oneg and the detective in charge, Ramzi Issa, has a difficult job to solve any part of the case, whilst dealing with the taunts of the killer and long kept secrets. An interesting story and the motive behind the killings is not clear until the end of the book, with a few red herrings along the way. It was good to read a medical murder mystery set in a country other than the USA or UK, and helps to widen the experience of the author’s readers.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and would certainly recommend it to others who want something a little bit different. I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
February 25, 2019
Fresh Idea
This book was a surprise. The first was that it was set in Israel which I promise you it doesn't cause any difficulty with language except some of the names will may need an your own interpretation of pronouncing it. Actually I've had to do this more often with many books where authors try for cute and different character names. I found the storyline to be different from many of the cookie cutter mysteries out today without the seemingly he/she romantic sidelines. The author slowly feeds information leading the reader to go about putting together a puzzle although sometimes dragging the storyline.
This book was a surprise. The first was that it was set in Israel which I promise you it doesn't cause any difficulty with language except some of the names will may need an your own interpretation of pronouncing it. Actually I've had to do this more often with many books where authors try for cute and different character names. I found the storyline to be different from many of the cookie cutter mysteries out today without the seemingly he/she romantic sidelines. The author slowly feeds information leading the reader to go about putting together a puzzle although sometimes dragging the storyline.
December 27, 2018
This is not the kind of book you can read in an afternoon. The book is long but the story line is so engaging and intriguing that you don’t mind the length. The plot had a few twists and turns and a surprising end.
The story is well written, graphic at times and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. A must read. One of the best medical thrillers I have read in a while.
I received a free ARC copy for my honest opinion.
The story is well written, graphic at times and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. A must read. One of the best medical thrillers I have read in a while.
I received a free ARC copy for my honest opinion.
August 9, 2019
Nice cliffhanger mystery
The reason I gave it 4 stars was the editing was shabby. Readable but extra words, incorrect words, misshapen paragraphs, etc. interrupted the flow.
The premise was interesting and sufficiently complex to hold my interest. The book proceeded cleanly to the conclusion with nice character building and no long goose chases. It was an enjoyable read and I will be checking out the good doctor's other books.
The reason I gave it 4 stars was the editing was shabby. Readable but extra words, incorrect words, misshapen paragraphs, etc. interrupted the flow.
The premise was interesting and sufficiently complex to hold my interest. The book proceeded cleanly to the conclusion with nice character building and no long goose chases. It was an enjoyable read and I will be checking out the good doctor's other books.
April 3, 2019
Slow
Marked to Die is a very slow paced Medical Crime Thriller. The storyline did not keep my interest. I eventually put the book down half way through hoping that when I returned I would have fresh eyes but to no avail.
Marked to Die is a very slow paced Medical Crime Thriller. The storyline did not keep my interest. I eventually put the book down half way through hoping that when I returned I would have fresh eyes but to no avail.
February 19, 2019
What a struggle to save this life. It shows what rape can do to a person's life and those following. Was a fascinating read.
February 28, 2019
Did not enjoy
I did not like this book. It jumped from one area to another. Could really not make sense of it.👎 Also a
a lot of grammar issue
I did not like this book. It jumped from one area to another. Could really not make sense of it.👎 Also a
a lot of grammar issue
April 29, 2019
Very convoluted plot
Personally I found the editing and name changes confusing. The story itself was very well planned. I would recommend with reservations.
Personally I found the editing and name changes confusing. The story itself was very well planned. I would recommend with reservations.
July 17, 2019
Marked to Die: A Medical Crime Thriller
Many typos which were very annoying. Somewhat hard to follow. Many medical errors. Would not recommend. Needs more proof reading.
Many typos which were very annoying. Somewhat hard to follow. Many medical errors. Would not recommend. Needs more proof reading.
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