Amy Brenner is a medical student who dreads her mandatory clinical rotation on Ward D, the hospital’s secure inpatient psychiatric unit. Her fear stems from a personal connection to the facility that she keeps hidden from her peers. During a single thirteen-hour night shift, a severe storm cuts the ward off from the outside world. Amy discovers that the staff and patients are not who they seem, and as people begin to disappear, she realizes a dangerous individual is manipulating the unit’s security.
This book is for readers who enjoy locked-room mysteries and psychological tension set in clinical environments. Those interested in the power dynamics between doctors and patients will find the shifting perspectives and unreliable narration effective. Readers walk away with a story that questions the boundary between professional detachment and personal trauma, ending with a series of twists that reframe the protagonist’s history and the night’s violent events.
Insights from Ward D
“Cameron is here. He’s a patient on Ward D.”
Finding your ex-boyfriend as a patient is a total nightmare. It makes you question every memory of your breakup.
“I know that girl. I know her better than I know anyone in this hospital.”
Amy seeing her old friend Jade in a locked ward is chilling. It makes you wonder how thin the line is between us and them.
Being stuck in a windowless unit at night feels like being buried alive. The silence is louder than the screaming patients.
“I am a medical student. I am supposed to be the one helping people.”
Medical students are just kids trying to look like adults. Amy is terrified but has to wear the white coat like armor.
- Published
- 2023
- Publisher
- Hollywood Upstairs Press
- ISBN
- 9798386054502
- Language
- EN
