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TRAUMA [Kindle Edition]

Ken McClure
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When John McKirrop, a down-and-out tramp, takes shelter in a deserted graveyard one night, he witnesses the disinterment of the body of a young boy. Yet no one takes much notice of his stories. After all, who would believe the ramblings of a homeless drunk?

Father Ryan Lafferty, the local parish priest, is trying to help the boy's distrught father find his son's body. Alarmed by implications of black magic, he becomes even more inquisitive when McKirrop dies under suspicious circumstances.

At the same time, a young female doctor, Sarah Lasseter, begins to query procedures at the Trauma Unit where she treated both the missing boy and McKirrop. The unit is famous for its pioneering research in brain damage and its state-of-the-art technology. So why are the head consultants behaving strangely? And why are the trauma labs shrouded in secrecy?

KEN McCLURE is an award-winning medical scientist as well as a global selling author. He was born and brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he studied medical sciences and cultivated a career that has seen him become a prize-winning researcher in his field. Using this strong background to base his thrillers in the world of science and medicine, he is currently the author of twenty-three novels and his work is available across the globe in over twenty languages. He has visited and stayed in many countries in the course of his research but now lives in the county of East Lothian, just outside Edinburgh.


This book was first published by Simon & Schuster Ltd. (UK) in 1995

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 523 KB
  • Print Length: 384 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004IK9XAG
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #21,681 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Good! 25 May 2012
By Antony
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An entertaining read, and as reviewers have pointed out, similar to stories by Robin Cook and Michael Crichton and worthy of the comparison. It reminded me a little of `Coma', maybe because of the sympathetic character of Dr Lasseter. I felt both she and Ryan were well drawn. His crisis of faith gave added depth and believability.
I did feel the story shifted focus a touch as it developed. From centring on Main and McKirrop it switched to Lafferty and Sarah. Not that this detracted from the tale but it did cause a moment's loss of direction for the reader.
Main's fate wasn't fully tied up as might suggested by, "he could see his son, Simon but something was dreadfully wrong...this wasn't heaven...it was hell." This does suggest we will learn the nature of this hell from his p.o.v. but we don't. Everything was explained but this felt untidy.
I also felt a shade uncomfortable at Sarah using her feminine wiles with Tyndall so willingly. It did seem out of character.
The only other bump in my reading road was at the finish. The final action felt a shade like reportage, and of course it is necessary to wrap up fast once all is revealed, but the ending paragraphs did feel a touch curt.
All minor complaints in a good read that carries you along nicely. Recommended.
Typos were few, but there. And of course Jameson is Irish and therefore whiskey and not whisky, Ken. Sláinte.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Head trauma and the rest 4 Nov 2012
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The main characters in this story are Ryan Lafferty who is a catholic priest who has been questioning his abilities as a priest and a junior doctor in the state of the art head trauma unit. They are joined by Main who is depressed after the death of his family including his young son and McKirrop. McKirrop is a down and out who witnesses the coffin of the young boy being dug up and is then beaten up. He survives that beating but is attacked again when he tries to blackmail someone who seems to be linked somehow to the grave robbing. Initially it seems like the work of Satanists but other events lead to the priest and the doctor teaming up to investigate what is going on.
Some of the twists of the plot can be foreseen but certainly not everything. I realised fairly early on that the head of the head trauma unit had more to with events than it might seem, even though the author tried to make it seem like one of the other doctors was actually responsible. I still wanted to keep reading to find out what happens and it wasn't until almost the end before finally all the pieces fitted together.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Trauma 19 May 2013
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A very good read, excellent storyline. Good ending to the story. I will be reading more from McClure in the future.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read 13 May 2013
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Another good read, neat plot, possibly slightly obvious ending. The developing relationship between the priest and the young doctor was slightly strange possibly! Certainly another page turner from our Ken. I have to say I find the complaints of some regarding punctuation and spelling rather strange as I tend to correct these in my brain as I read so am not troubled by them - I suppose that I don't "see" them as I would if looking at a report or a learned article.
I did notice a couple of "people errors" though but hey it's a cheap novel to be read on a beach/plane/train not a work of fine literature.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Had me hooked 31 Mar 2013
By peanut
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Well written and great story, had me on the edge of my seat in parts.i got it free but would not have been disappointed if I had paid for it
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4.0 out of 5 stars A thoroughly enjoyable whodunnit 3 Mar 2013
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A compelling story winding together the story of a tramp and other individuals involved in the disappearance of a young boy.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Trauma by ken McClure 2 Mar 2013
By Kyle
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I enjoyed it would read more of this author so I will be reading more of his work
Good mystery
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5.0 out of 5 stars Trauma 13 Feb 2013
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I have read most of ken McClure books and all of them have been excellent this one is just as good
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3.0 out of 5 stars plodding plot, rushing to the end
having read many of this authors books this started very promising but for me slowed a bit in the middle then raced towards the end. Read more
Published 4 months ago by lovemykindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Trauma
I really enjoy the Dunbar books, very thought provoking, a little too close to a frightening possibility. McClure uses his experiences to keep the books real and riveting. Read more
Published 4 months ago by sarah_pickersgill@lineone.net
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story
The story was great, though there were several spelling mistakes in the book, which i thought should have been rectified, the ending also seemed slightly rushed, but on the whole... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read
I have read all his novels and find them very good reads. The last one I read was Donor, which was his first novel... Read more
Published 5 months ago by VKW
2.0 out of 5 stars Lacklustre
I found it dis jointed and the characters were not very believable. The story was even less believable. Didn't ring too many of my bells.
Published 5 months ago by Whampyri
5.0 out of 5 stars Trauma. Ken mccllure
This was free from the amazon range of kindle. E books a excellent read. I would highly reccomend. This to read
Published 5 months ago by yorkie
3.0 out of 5 stars Trauma
A bit far fetched but very enjoyable... I would definitely recommend it to friends who like the same type of book
Published 6 months ago by Mary
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