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Patricia Gussin

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, The United States

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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Patricia Gussin is a physician who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, practiced in Philadelphia, and now lives in Longboat Key, Florida and Amagansett, NY. She is the author of seven novels including Shadow of Death, nominated Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers Association, and After the Fall, Gold Medal winner of the Florida Book Award for Popular Fiction in 2015, and second-time Gold Medal Winner for Popular Fiction in 2017 for Come Home. Patricia’s novels are classified as mystery/thrillers and fall within the sub-genre of domestic suspense. Her novels are inspired by her medical expertise and her experience as a mother of six, trying to balance family and career.
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Average rating: 3.7 · 3,523 ratings · 381 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	And Then There Was One 3.54 avg rating — 907 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow of Death 3.69 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Justice: A Laura Nelson Thriller 3.74 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medicine and Mayhem; The Dr. Laura Nelson Files (The Laura Nelson Series, Books 1-4) 4.42 avg rating — 291 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weapon of Choice (Laura Nelson Mystery, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Home 3.83 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Fall (4) (Laura Nelson series) 4.01 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Test 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[ SHADOW OF DEATH ] By Gussin, Patricia, MD ( AUTHOR ) Dec-2007[ Paperback ] by Patricia Gussin (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Justice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I just read Barbara Nickless's "Dead Stop" on Kindle while reading hard cover Michael Connelly's "The Waiting". Both involved ultra-strong women cops and both involved cold cases. Both super-excellent. But I had to concentrate quite hard on on not mixing up the two protagonists and their teams. My third book? On audio and it may be years before I finish it: "Sou Read more of this blog post »

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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing Thank You For Breaking My Heart by Diana Muñoz Stewart (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing Under the Cover of Closeness by Leanne Wood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Here’s an explosive sister-story. Twins – separated. A haunting account that exposes the pain that only a family can inflict on one another. I am a special fan of sister-stories and appreciate the sense of sacrifice and forgiveness that pervades in t ...more
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing An Inside Job by Daniel Silva	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Gabriel Allon is at his best as he moves at breakneck speed to recover a forgotten DaVinci masterpiece and to save the life of a pope. This is a wild ride through the dark sid of the art world. I was captivated.
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing Daughter of Xanadu (Daughter of Xanadu #1) by Dori Jones Yang (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I met Dori Jones Yang on a Viking cruise where she was the main lecturer in-all-things China. I was delighted to learn she’d written a fictional book tying together the Mongolian Empire which then included China and “Christiandom” the historical desi ...more
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1) by Mark Greaney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As much as I love espionage thrillers, and having watched episodes of The Grey Man series, this is the first actual “book” that I’ve read. Picked it up on a cruise. I definitely plan to read them. Mark Greany is just such a masterful writer. I didn’t ...more
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing The Chaos Agent (Gray Man, #13) by Mark Greaney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
FBI investigator Nell Flynn comes home to Suffolk County, NY, to spread the ashes of her recently deceased father, a homicide investigator. What she finds is his possible involvement in the murder of two young girls. A horrible conflict for Nell! Imp ...more
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Patricia Gussin has read Garden of Lies / Thorns of Truth (Garden of Lies, #1-2) by Eileen Goudge (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In Garden of Lies - due to extraordinary forces - a baby is switched. Knowingly - by one of the mothers. The consequences for each child are enormous. The layers of guilt, the uncertainty of exposure, the disparity between lifestyles and privilege al ...more
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Patricia Gussin rated a book it was amazing Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In Garden of Lies - due to extraordinary forces - a baby is switched. Knowingly - by one of the mothers. The consequences for each child are enormous. The layers of guilt, the uncertainty of exposure, the disparity between lifestyles and privilege al ...more
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In Garden of Lies - due to extraordinary forces - a baby is switched. Knowingly - by one of the mothers. The consequences for each child are enormous. The layers of guilt, the uncertainty of exposure, the disparity between lifestyles and privilege al ...more
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