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Dr. Rhea Lynch left a suffocating life in Charleston to practice medicine in the ER of a small South Carolina hospital. Now Dawkins County is her home, a place that holds the only real family she's ever known.

But when she returns from vacation, Rhea is shocked to discover her best friend, Marisa, near death and unable to communicate. The official diagnosis: a paralyzing stroke. Despite the family's attempts to keep her away, Rhea is determined to make her own diagnosis. In an illicit examination, a hideous truth is revealed.

Then a man is brought into her ER with similar symptoms. And then another. Each one of her patients has been willfully, brutally, silenced in a most inhuman way.

Desperate to find answers, Rhea must determine who she can trust, as a powerful conspiracy threatens the people she loves -- and perhaps the entire community.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good!, May 21 2008

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GinRobi (Timmins, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delayed diagnosis (Mass Market Paperback)

Pretty good!

To come back from vacation and find that your best friend is near death would dishearten anyone, including me. But when Rhea checks on her, things don't add up between the paperwork at the hospital and what she sees. I can't blame her for going the extra mile to find out what happened to her best friend.

Lots of suspense keeps you turning the pages - well after you should be in bed sleeping. One thing leads to another, and while each thing only strengthens what Rhea believes is going on, the `why' of it is explained at the end, proving that some people will go to great lengths to get what they want.

I liked Rhea - stubborn to a fault, she digs and digs, unrelenting, even after the situation heats up and she becomes a target. I liked that stubborness and courage, even when faced with the most awful of things.

And I liked Mike. Similar to Rhea, they are a pair made for each other and I can't wait to read more about them. You feel the spark between them, the tension that the author intends for you to feel.

All the characters are likable, and the ones to hate you hate appropriately. The action scenes are great, whether being attacked or being saved. The ending came as a surprise. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, the one person I couldn't and wouldn't think of actually did the unspeakable. Incredible, terrific, can't wait to read the next!

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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!!, Mar 4 2003

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Delayed Diagnosis was a great book. I has all the things a great novel should have, mystery, romance, suspense, and an interesting set of characters. I especially liked the main character. This book takes wild twists and turns that will leave you wanting to read more to find out what happens, guarenteed!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Aug 31 2002

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This book is full of suspense with some humor. It keeps you guessing but entertained throughout. Gwen Hunter is an excellent author always in my opinion.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Think Kinsey Millhone with a scalpel!

I *like* plucky female heroines. I am especially fond of Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone because any woman who has the cujones to cut her hair with cuticle scissors is my kind of... Read more

Published on Jun 9 2002 by Terry Mathews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good solid medical mystery.
I bought this book because I had read its sequel (Prescribed Danger) without realizing it was the second book in a series. Read more

Published on Jun 8 2002 by Mary J. Alderdice

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cliffhanger
Well, I could not put this book down. It rolled along like a freight train. Very well written. The medical terms were well explained and I really enjoyed it. Read more

Published on Feb 4 2002 by lethe2

5.0 out of 5 stars WOO-HOO!
Dr. Rhea Lynch returned from a two week vacation to find out her best friend, Marisa, was almost dead. The official diagnosis was a paralyzing stroke. Rhea disagreed. Read more

Published on Jan 21 2002 by Huntress Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner.....
Dawkins County Emergency Room physician, Rhea Lynch, never expected to find her oldest and dearest friend, Marisa Braswell, near death when she got home from a two week camping... Read more

Published on Dec 23 2001 by Roz Levine

5.0 out of 5 stars Hunter hits her mark.
When she left Charleston, and a life that was threatening to drown her, Dr. Rhea Lynch ran to Dawkins County, South Carolina, and the only real family she knew. Read more

Published on Nov 27 2001 by Misty Massey

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended
I didn't see any medical credits attached to the author's name, so she must have had had some very good assistance from the sources she listed in the forward. Read more