by
Barbara Ebel, M.D.
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GENRE:
Suspense/thriller
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Under
the auspices of a stellar attending doctor, medical student Annabel
Tilson flourishes on her psychiatry rotation where Victor Blake is
the first patient safely ensconced in her care. While other complex
and unexpected patients come under the psychiatry team's care and
Annabel dabbles in her own risky behavior, Victor is ready for
discharge and is sent home. In the coming week after her star patient
is given his freedom, however, Annabel and her mentor have no idea
about the harrowing cascade of events taking place.
Readers
beware: this chilling psychiatric patient will impact them all.
*****
Please
enjoy DEADLY DELUSIONS which is Book Two in the medical and personal
adventures of medical student Annabel Tilson. Book One is DEAD STILL.
Each book is also a standalone novel.
Annabel's
novels are a spinoff from her father's series, The Dr. Danny Tilson
Novels, especially Book Four - Secondary Impact. Those books are:
Book
One: Operation Neurosurgeon
Book
Two: Silent Fear: a Medical Mystery (also an audiobook)
Book
Three: Collateral Circulation: a Medical Mystery (also an audiobook)
Book
Four: Secondary Impact suspense/thriller
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Excerpt:
Annabel
smiled. “Correct,” Selina said and leaned forward. “Now, tell
us more about your background. Can you remember being involved with
team sports or having many friends five or ten years ago?”
Victor
raised his eyebrows in surprise. “I had a skateboard when I was
little but stopped riding it. Later, I watched other kids play
basketball. At first I wanted to shoot baskets like them but then I
was unmotivated and they pretended I wasn’t on the spectator’s
bench.”
“What
about friends outside of basketball?”
Victor
twitched one shoulder. “Nah. Over time, I was different from
everybody at school. It was easier to go home where my mother let me
buy turtles at first. Afterwards, I had two gerbils. Of course, I
switched later to other things.”
Annabel
made another key point for her ongoing paper project. ‘Progressive
social isolation.’
“Having
pets taught you to care for other living things,” Selina said, “so
I’m glad you mother allowed you to keep them. Perhaps through the
group therapy sessions, you can talk more at ease with patients like
yourself. It’s a start … to be less withdrawn. Engaging in some
activities with family or friends is productive and keeps patients
like you centered in the real world.”
“Okay,
doc.” He stood up. “I want to come back on Wednesday for that.
Can I go now?”
“Yes,
Victor, you may take off. Keep up the good work.”
“Good
bye,” Annabel said. “Thanks for helping me with my education.”
Victor
smiled. “As long as you don’t make fun of me,” he said.
“Never,”
Annabel replied.
“You
can write the update,” Dr. Keeton said when Victor left, “and
I’ll sign the progress note if it meets with my approval. Our star
paranoid schizophrenic is managing his illness.”
Annabel
felt confident her note would be worthy of Selina’s signature.
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I truly think this is one of the hardest book to write a review for.. It's not because it's a bad read... it's the complete opposite of that. It's an amazing read but will boggle your inner thoughts and mind. Roller coaster ride of feelings to say the least. I can't wait to read more from this author and to see what she brings to the table next!
Barbara's
Ebel's writing draws heavily from her experience as an
anesthesiologist. As a physician, speaker, and former chemist, she
sprinkles credible medicine into the background of her fiction where
plots and vivid characters take center stage and her O.R. scenes
shine.
She
penned the Dr. Danny Tilson novels before the Annabel Tilson novels
DEAD STILL and DEADLY DELUSIONS. Her Dr. Danny Tilson novels have
received a multitude of accolades including but not limited to:
Collateral Circulation was the National Indie Excellence Award 2015
Finalist for medical thrillers and Operation Neurosurgeon was the top
finalist for best-selling medical mystery books in 2012. (Best
Selling Books' blog announced on PR Buzz Press Release Wire, Chicago,
IL).
You may
find more information about her and her books at:
http://barbaraebel/weebly.com
Her
twitter handle is: @barbaraebel
In
addition to her adult writing, she has illustrated and penned a
children's book series called Chester the Chesapeake. The books
developed during her philanthropic visits with her therapy dog,
Chester. The dog books continue to inspire adults and children alike.
Along with her husband and four pets, 'Doctor Barbara' lives in a
wildlife corridor in middle Tennessee.
You may
find Chester at: http://dogbooksforchildren.weebly.com
Buy
Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Delusions-Annabel-Tilson-Novels-ebook/dp/B01N9F3MIU/
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