REVIEWS

“Knife Music is a tense cat-and-mouse thriller, but with real heart. Cinematic and compelling, it kept me riveted to the last page.”—R. J. Ellory, award-winning author of A Quiet Belief in Angels

“Carnoy's debut is gripping, suspenseful, totally believable—and shockingly good.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tell No One

“Carnoy injects an uncommon level of medical expertise, from physical trauma through hospital hierarchy, into his fine debut thriller about the fraught world of doctors. The novel certainly works as medical drama, but it is also a gripping detective story and a revealing character study about what makes docs tick….Veteran detective Hank Madden, in charge of the case, is a brilliantly realized secondary character. Utterly baffling until the very last page.”—Booklist

“Tautly paced and full of crisp dialogue, Carnoy's prose is pitch-perfect whether delving into medical and police procedural or sussing out the nuances of campus hookup culture. In Cogan, he's concocted an appealing, edgy protagonist—cocksure, arrogant and abrasive towards his less competent colleagues and ‘difficult’ patients, but possessed of a roguish charm that makes readers want to tag along, even if they're not sure where his moral compass is pointing. A gripping thriller debut that is just what the doctor ordered.”—Kirkus Discoveries

“Impressive is the debut of David Carnoy with the surprisingly complex and sophisticated Knife Music. It's a combination legal/medical novel, so neatly plotted it seems the first-timer might have over-reached. Yet Carnoy resolves everything with enough originality to deliver a satisfying jolt.”—ForeWord Magazine

DAVID CARNOY resides in New York City with his wife and children. He is an executive editor at CBS Interactive and is interviewed regularly on TV as a tech expert, appearing on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and other media outlets. Knife Music is his first novel.



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