New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. First edition - The author's very highly praised third novel - a story of obsession and deadly mystery - Dr. Caleb Maddox is a San Francisco toxicologist studying the chemical effects of pain, who becomes entangled in a serial-murder investigation. Lee Child called this Patient, stylish and incredibly suspenseful. while Stephen King said it "is an electrifying read, building from shock to shock. The final chapter is an absolute stunner." 273 pp.