Wiege der Angst.

by Margaret Cuthbert

Slated to become the first black woman chair of Berkeley Hills Hospital's nationally ranked obstetrics department, Rae Duprae is suddenly derailed by a series of bad baby cases that are emanating from the politically sensitive birth center across the street -- a center run by her ex-lover and nemesis, Bo Michaels. When Rae sets out to uncover the truth, she discovers a greedy scheme of medical sabotage -- and a killer who is no stranger to Berkeley Hills Hospital.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Medical, Interracial Romance

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the idea of a medical thriller or novel in general but very rarely do I love the books I've picked up. Don't find them easily and eagerly pick them up when I find them. It was an okay thriller. Nothing exciting or page turnery about it and nothing really stood out to me. But it was a decent read and I don't feel like I've wasted any time on this

[Aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5.
Hmmm...
Z jednej strony to całkiem fajna historia, chyba jeszcze nie czytałam czegoś w takim stylu. Uważam, że nie jest to do końca ani kryminał medyczny ani thriller medyczny. Nie wiem jak to określić. Czytało się to dość przyjemnie ze względu na samą historię, zakończenie było dość zaskakujące.
Z drugiej strony mam wrażenie że autorka pisząc to nie miała nawet okruszka wiedzy na tematy medyczne...
Opis procedur i nazwy sprzętów medycznych wykorzystywanych podczas zabiegów, WTF??? Wydaje mi się, że pisząc książkę o tej tematyce wypadałoby chociaż troszkę poczytać o tych sprawach.
A rzeczą, która zdecydowanie najbardziej mnie denerwowała była miłość autorki do jednego słowa. PLASTIK, cały czas plastik. Słowo odmienione przez wszystkie czasy i przypadki.
W naszym tłumaczeniu - PLASTYK. To było straszne.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, more like 2.5 stars

While the medical drama of the novel was fine, and the plot was decent, the pacing was so all over the place and the decisions the main character, Dr. Rae Duprey, makes in her personal life are totally unbelievable. The entire novel takes place over the course of a few weeks, and two days after her first interaction with him, Rae is sleeping with the new anesthesiologist, Dr. Sam Hartman—and by the end, she's "in love"with him. This is wholly incongruous to the personality that the author has developed for the character.

Rae is smart, self-reliant, determined, smart. She's aiming to become the first female, let alone first black female, head of obstetrics. She has ended her longtime relationship with Dr. Bo Micaels, and is investigating a series of poor birth outcomes that she thinks are tied to Bo's new hippy dippy birth center. After two of those poor outcomes happen back to back, Rae is in serious danger of losing her privileges at Berkeley Hills Hospital, not to mention her license to practice. Does any of this sound like the ideal time to start a romantic relationship with a coworker who is a virtual stranger?

The Silent Cradle was written in 1998, so there are some obviously missing technologies. But that didn't bother me at all. I just couldn't get past the pacing, or the incongruous behavior of the character. There were also some points that made no sense, or weren't explained well, like why the one detective had such a grudge against Rae...

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you read to relax, this is not the book for you. Never have I been so stressed out while reading.

*A couple of moments were convenient for plot progression, which could have been improved by simply moving those particular scenes to earlier in the book.

The romantic subplot in particular did not progress in a believable fashion. Fortunately the subplot as a whole worked well with the primary plot.

[Donna Hulsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

First time reading this author. It's not an easy read, but ultimately it was a good story, with a twist at the end. Someone is poisoning pregnant moms in an attempt to discredit a hospital. The only one who suspects the truth is the ob-gyn doc who is in line to be head of the obstetrics unit. No one will believe her theory of the events, until many people have died.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great premise for a book...Loved the main character as well...

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was well written and very good. I enjoyed the suspense!

[Jeffrey Philips · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellant medical thriller that takes place in the obstetrics department. Why are the babies dieing?

[livres Livres · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the idea of a medical thriller, and I meant to read some of this beautifully-readable author Crichton! I found this book, in a pile of stuff I wasn't going to read, in short, in a garage just taking up dust, stuff I didn't buy myself. I was going to start reading Crichton's work with Jurassic park, but this enticed me. I didn't much care for it, sure it was easy reading, but my copy wasn't very well translated. It was clear this was written in an informal American style to flow more easily, I guess.

I found the takes to be dated - and the book a bit mundane. I'm not a snob, I swear!
I didn't care for the romance at the end, and I didn't care for the plot, which wasn't all bad. It's just not my style of books. A good book, I admit, just not for me.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Duprey is delivering babies that are in danger of dying. Her ex-lover Bo runs a birthing center, and the babies that she is trying to save have come from his center. She tries to find out who is responsible for these bad baby cases, while she is saving her Obstetrics department at Berkeley Hills. She doesn't know who to trust and the one person she does trust gets hurt.

Great edge of your seat read, with a love story entwined.

[Casey H · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really refreshingly different book to read.
It kept a good pace and a strong level of suspense the whole way through.

I wasn't able to guess the ending either.
I enjoy the way the author writes, the only thing I would suggest is finding different ways to express character frustration than using "damn it!" Every time.

[Anne Roszczewski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not well developed characters, rather predictable. Not one I would recommend. Some suspense which is why I kept reading it. As an L&D nurse myself I found it rather unbelievable and contrived. Oh well

[Deviki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Books I've read and provided detailed reviews over the years but all data is lost after accidental deletion and GD's refusal to restore it back.

Adding books back to my library for my own reference and tracking purposes

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

An average Robin Cookish medical mystery. Predictable

[Navjit Kaur · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thrilling read combining mystery, murder and medicine with hospital politics.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good medical mystery. I liked the detailed plot and the flow of the story. I did not want to put it down after about 1/3 of the way through the story.

[jules0623 · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot was pretty good, although a little predictable, but the writing let this book down a little. The dialogue, in particular, was pretty stiff.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story has plenty of suspense and grit along with some well written characters to help it all play out.

[Stefanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant!

[Rosa]

Medical mystery

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall liked this book. There was a romance written in that seemed a bit forced but good storyline.

[Abby Hull · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Very suspenseful

[Elise Lankhuizen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spannend

[Liv’s Bookish Nook · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolutely TERRIBLE. I can’t not believe I actually finished it.

[Marisa Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually dont like medical-themed books, but this one held my attention and just got better as the pages turned

[Amy Heaton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good and not mainstream

[Arch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good interracial BWWM medical book. I think it's the only book that this author has written. I can't find anymore books by Mrs. Margaret Cuthbert, unless she's going by a different pen name.

Rae and Sam made a cute couple. They worked together wonderfully. Great tension.

This book is a fast paced book. Very believable to me. Rae is a very strong black woman. She worked with a lot of men. It was like she was the only female doctor in the hospital. She doesn't let the men intimidate her. Not even her ex boyfriend, who isn't white.

This book is cute. If you are a reader of Interracial Romance and if you can get this book. Read it. I hope it won't disappoint you. It surely didn't disappoint me. I know everyone has different taste and you probably aren't use to reading medical romance and I am not either. I just happen to picked this book up at the library book sale and jumped right into it. I don't look for medical books either. Although, I am in the medical field.

[Darlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading a good medical mystery/drama. They tend to be fast paced because you want to get to the end to see who done it. This one was no exception. It kept you guessing right up til the end. Made you wonder who really was behind spiking the IV bags and why. It kept shifting the guilty from one person to another. Can't say it wasn't a surprise as to who it was. That person was on my list of suspects. Reading some of these medical mystery books does make one wonder if this really happens or if it's what makes movies and books good. Would def read more by this author.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book and have been trying for a couple of years now to remember what author it was that I had read since I lent the book out and never got it back. I have been hoping that she would write some more books but haven't seen any come out yet. Does anyone happen to know if there will be more books published or if there is a website? I have been unable to find anything but would love to read more if they're available.

[Bev Walkling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A medical mystery about a black female obstetrician written by a black female obstetrician, this author is clearly writing based on what she knows and understands very well. The people she worked with seemed awfully slow to grasp on to what was happening and causing bad outcomes for women in labour. The scary part is to think that something like this could perhaps happen in real life. I would NOT recommend this for reading by pregnant women or those considering pregnancy in the near future.