Books

The City of Lights above, the darkness of evil below…

“Dark, gripping, and impossible to put down”—Los Angeles Book Review

In 1985, Kelly Burke has spent the past year working as an au pair in Paris after finally summoning the courage to take the first step toward her dream of becoming a French teacher. No more grinding away at two jobs back in...

A grieving doctor fights back against the world’s growing inhumanity…

“Rubin’s revenge thriller is fast-paced and full of plenty of unexpected twists and turns…a true page-turner”—Kirkus Reviews

To her Boston patients, Dr. Hope Sullivan is a conscientious doctor with a caring bedside manner. To her victims, she is a fierce protector of those who...

“an exciting and…satisfying read”—Kirkus Reviews

“fantastic novel”—Readers’ Favorite

“You can always be a helper.”

Liza Larkin, a socially aberrant pathology resident, relies on these words of her late father to guide her through a world she doesn’t feel a part of. If not for his training over the years and her psychiatrist’s ongoing care, she...

When the stalkee becomes the stalker...

“Rubin makes the most out of an uber-creepy premise in this superior medical thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Liza Larkin, a recent med-school graduate on the cusp of her pathology internship, isn’t like most people. She would rather study the human brain or pound the heavy bag at the gym than...

Before there was Covid, there was the Seneca strain…

“Fun, fast, original, and won’t strain your emotions.”—ScienceThrillers

Dr. Sydney McKnight, a young physician battling the deadliest influenza pandemic of all time, joins forces with Dr. Casper Jones, an odd new research virologist whose arrival coincides with the virus’s advent and whose...

A man of science faces otherworldly situations, a 3-book collection, almost 900 pages of reading!

“Rubin’s winning lead is well-suited to sustain a series. This is just the ticket for Robin Cook fans.”—Publishers Weekly

BOOK 1: THE BONE CURSE

Western medicine clashes with Haitian Vodou when Ben Oris, a skeptical med student, must use the occult to...

Come. Stay. The Abigael Inn has plans for you…

“A chilling supernatural tale with indelible characters.”—Kirkus Reviews

Ben Oris, an orthopedic surgery resident in Philadelphia, is looking forward to his December vacation. After the year he’s had, he could use a little R&R. But when a lawyer delivers some bizarre news, a week of rest and...

Severed legs don't belong in a park...

This is just the ticket for Robin Cook fans."—Publishers Weekly

Three and a half years after a bizarre incident nearly derailed his life, Benjamin Oris is back on track as a second-year orthopedic surgery resident. With a son he adores, a circle of supportive family and friends, and a great shot at winning...

Medicine has no cure for evil...

"The Bone Curse is a strong medical thriller—inclusive, skillfully written, and inviting."—Foreword Reviews

Ben Oris, a rational-minded med student from Philadelphia, gets cut by an old bone while touring the Paris catacombs. His companion Laurette, a public health student from Haiti, senses danger and worries an...

A fight against the food industry turns deadly.

"A solid thriller that manages to infuse one boy's coming-of-age with a whole lot of murder."—Kirkus Reviews

Jeremy, a lonely and obese teenager, shoots into the limelight when a headstrong public health nurse persuades him to sue the food industry. Tossed into a storm of media buzz and bullying, the...

It’s hard to catch a killer when the only witness is a tree.

“Comprehensive, well-researched, and above all mesmerizing”—Readers’ Favorite

In 1853, after Catherine Miller is murdered for daring to become a doctor in a field full of men, a molecular fusion between human decay and natural rebirth transforms her into a Northern Red Oak. One hundred...

Never underestimate a sleuthing octogenarian…

“a compelling detective duo”—Kirkus Reviews

After weeks of no answers from the authorities, Sheila and Shane McShane, a spry and tenacious octogenarian couple from New Hampshire, board the magnificent Celestial of the Seas to look for their daughter on the same British Isles cruise she went missing...