Code Blue

by Nancy Fisher

Dr. Taylor Barnes, a plastic surgeon and recovering alcoholic, accepts a position at Greenvale Hospital which would revive her career and allow her to work with renowned surgeon Dr. Sam Slater, but when she is injured in a car accident and is admitted as a patient at Greenvale, she discovers where you go after you die and how ambition can alter your judgement

Genres: Mystery

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Bambi Kline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kept me reading. You kind of always knew what was happening but still good.

[Momma-Bear · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had this book in my home library that I had picked up on sale so I decided to try it. It was okay...but I think it's pretty far fetched at times albeit fiction. It got drawn out towards the end but I wanted to know what happens so I finished it. I don't think I'll be looking for more books by this author.

[Roy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too bad. Better than I expected.

[Gianna G. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't the best mystery, but there were some good points in it.😐

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had this book on my shelf at home for a while because it sounded interesting, but similar in plot to a lot of other books. Doctor with a skeleton or two in the closet gets a second chance by working at a groundbreaking new hospital, but the place isn't all its cracked up to be. In fact, I started another book the same day as this one that fits a similar mold, except that the hospital in that one is an old medical center in need of some TLC. Here, the protagonist is a fabulous plastic surgeon whose alcoholism gets in the way of her ability to treat her A-list clients. Now sober, she is offered the opportunity to practice her specialty again in the small town where she grew up, at the brand new medical center. Unfortunately, Dr. Barnes finds out that the welcome isn't exactly as warm as she would like. Again, very formulaic.
What I thought would be the selling point of the book was that the medical center, in addition to being an out of the way place for stars to get plastic surgery, is where research into preserving organs for transplantation is taking place. However, the transplant angle is ignored for much of the book. Instead, Fisher focuses on a cult whose members protest the existence of the hospital and direct spells towards the doctors who work there, the fight for a Larabee Award (like a Nobel Prize?) between Barnes' boss and one of Barnes' old friends from medical school, and an apparent conspiracy between the boss and the longtime chief cardiologist at the hospital to cover up the deaths of some of Barnes' patients. Once I got into the meat of the book, I was intrigued and wanted to know how it finished, to the point of staying up and binge reading the last 150-200 pages, I just hoped there would be more about organ transplantation in it.
Overall, it wasn't a horrible book, just somewhat predictable and not at all on the level of the best of Robin Cook or Michael Palmer (but perhaps comparable to some of their weaker works) like the reviews promised. I would read other books by this author, but I'd wait for them to be available at libraries or used book sales.

[Dara S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taylor Barnes, a cosmetic surgeon, is a new hire at Greenvale Hospital. Taylor needs this job to prove to herself and others she can do surgery without falling into the bottle again. There are strange things going on at Greenvale. Taylor finds a figurine under her steps with a knife in it. Are they trying to scare her off? Should she return to New York? Taylor chooses to stick it out and strange occurrences continue. Then people start mysteriously dying.

[Alisa Banda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Medical thriller. Entertaining.

[Norma Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started this on flight home and read a lot .so it must be good

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Random book i picked up at the book sale. It was ok book - not sure i'd read anything else by this author, got kind of long at the end and was anxious for it to be done