<p>For readers of Tess Gerritsen, Douglas Preston, F Paul Wilson: </p> <p>Fatal Insomnia Book One </p> <p>In the chaos of the ER, functioning without sleep is a prized skill. But even Dr. Angela Rossi will admit that five months is far too long, especially when accompanied by other worrisome symptoms: night sweats, tremors, muscle spasms, fevers. Then a dead nun speaks to her while Angela is holding the nun's heart in her hand. </p> <p>"Find the girl," the nun commands -- although no one else in the trauma room can hear, the words drilling directly into Angela's brain. "Save the girl."</p> <p>Aided by a police detective fallen from grace, Angela searches the midnight catacombs beneath the city, facing down a ruthless gangleader and stumbling onto a serial killer's lair. Her desperate quest to save the girl leads her to the one thing she least expected to find: a last chance for love. </p> <p>As her symptoms escalate in bizarre and disturbing ways, Angie realizes exactly how serious her illness is. She might be dying, but she's finally choosing how to live ... </p>
