Descent

Is St. Joe’s Orthopaedic Chief the Next Victim?Or, is She the Murderer?Dr. Grayson Carter, chief resident of the orthopaedic trauma service, is swamped. Between supervising her residents, placating her demanding attendings, and bringing her patients back from the brink of death, she barely has time to breathe. The shock murder of her protege, a young surgical intern found posed onthe Catholic seminary altar, is devastating, and there are no leads. A week later, another physician’s body turns up at a different Catholic church. Then another. And another. Rumors, whispers, and wild theories fill the hospital halls. Only two things connect the victims: they all work at Saint Joseph Hospital, and they all have a connection to Dr. Carter. Gabriel Ryder, a young detective from the Denver Major Crimes Division, is assigned to the case. Intrigued by Dr. Carter’s intelligence and naivete, he’s drawn into the hidden web secretly being woven through the halls at Saint Joseph Hospital. Is Grayson Carter a potential victim, or is she the one puling the strings? Will Detective Ryder be able to uncover the truth in time?Dr. Carter knew she would deal with murder. It was in her job description. She never thought she would be accused of it. The Inferno Trilogy series introduces mystery writer A. R. Nicole in her debut novel, Descent.Discover The Inferno Trilogy … Start the Descent!