Bøker av Melissa Yi

"I've always known that if someone wants to murder me, the easiest way is through my stomach. I just hadn't expected anyone to kill me today."Felony and the FeastHope hurries to Montreal's first Dragon Eats Festival, a combined dragon boat fest and mukbang eating contest that starts out delicious (Pho King Awesome! Tart of Darkness!) and winds up deadly.While Hope pursues the killer, she falls an increasingly fatal and supernatural game of Eat/Prey/Lose. Will Hope's gluttony lead to her doom?"Ever heard of Mukbang? Neither had I, until reading this truly unique book, Sugar and Vice. From the opening page, Yi throws the reader into the fast-paced world where participants not only eat in front of a rolling camera for a Mukbang, but this time, murder is on the menu, fueled by a descent into the dark side of social media. Hope, a medical resident dedicated to her calling, is a hugely likeable character, one I cared about from the very beginning. The dialogue between Hope and her colleagues is full of wit, but never detracts from the seriousness of the danger she and her friends face. Dragons cross over with dragon boating, as Yi ramps up the suspense with a soupçon of the supernatural. This book is one of a kind-a fun and fascinating read."Melodie Campbell, award-winning author of The Merry Widow Murders¿¿¿"Sugar and Vice: A Mystery of Death, Dumplings and Dragons is most deliciously and aptly named! I thoroughly enjoyed this action-packed adventure featuring one of my favourite amateur sleuths, Hope Sze. Come for the dim sum delights, the sassy humour, the mile-a-minute action and the sizzling chemistry - this luscious feast has it all! Add a dash of fascinating historical background and some truly sinister villains and you, dear Reader, like me, won't be able to tear yourself away!" Lisa de Nikolits, author of Everything You Dream Is RealPraise for the Hope's Seven Deadly Sins Series"I nearly jumped out of my seat. A treat to read." -Amazing Stories"*****Excellent, engaging ... definitely a candidate for 'Best' of 2023." -Kings River Life"A compelling read, totally fresh, and I recommend highly." Jim Napier, Ottawa Review of Books"A perfect book ... terrifying and thrilling"-author Jamieson Wolf"Authentic."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

"Sizzling! I read the whole thing in one day, heart pounding, totally gripped by the action. Super fantastic book. I actually had to shush my kids when they tried to talk to me in the middle of it." Dr. Eileen Sacks, General SurgeonDr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room #3, also known as the death OR.Dr. Vrac screams at the resident doctors suffering under him, the nurses who don't move fast enough, the anesthesiologist, his auto mechanic, and even a garbage can.Patients begin to die under Dr. Vrac's scalpel.This morning, Hope discovers a dead man in the back of the OR.Next, a ghost lingers outside of Montreal's St. Joseph's Hospital.a) WTF and b) can Hope outwit the enraged killer before someone slices her throat?"My body did not want to get out of bed this morning, and it's all Melissa Yi's fault. Couldn't put this book down! It's SO GOOD." -Dr. Nicole Shadbolt, MD, FCFP"Yi invites you into a space most people never get to enter, as you walk the halls of the Operating Suite. This gripping novel pits doctor against doctor in a fight to the death over long dead apparitions and more recent victims. You won't be able to put it down! I love Hope Sze. Dr. Sze is the heroine we all wish we could be, a whip-smart young physician who survives with fearless confidence and savvy friends. Who better to take us on a journey through life and death?"-Kim Alexander, Gynecologist"I love Dr. Vrac. He's so bad he's good."-Susan Fani, author of The Girl in the Killer DressPraise for the Hope Sze thrillersKiller Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist for Best Thriller: Scorpion Scheme#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen JenningsOne of the best Canadian suspense books recommended by The Globe and Mail"An insanely-twisted thriller that's more connected than the vascular system ... a murder mystery/thriller, with a dash of history, and a supernatural twist ... priceless ... a comic tour-de-force ... exploitation, murder, mayhem, and revenge, spiked with comic relief. Don't miss it."-Ottawa Review of Books"Smart and sassy."-Jim Napier, Reviewing the EvidenceOne of the best crime novels of the season.-CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel"The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful."-Publishers Weekly"Narrating in a sprightly style while sharing some of the nitty-gritty of a resident's job, Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine"Melissa Yi is a talented writer."-Murder in Common

PHARAOHS'' TOMBS. ANCIENT MYTHS. MODERN-DAY MURDERDr. Hope Sze doesn''t need a free trip to Egypt.She can''t afford the flight to Cairo, or the cruise down the Nile, so she''d keep studying in Canada-except her fiancé, Dr. John Tucker, yearns to patrol the pyramids and confront the curse on King Tutankhamun''s tomb.So when a company offers them both a free stay in Cairo in exchange for a month''s work in an emergency department, Tucker lobbies for a pre-honeymoon in the Valley of Kings and Queens, investigating the windswept temple of Hatshepsut, or scuba diving in the Red Sea.Instead, within 90 minutes of arrival, Hope drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old Johannesburg man who''d raved about Kruger and treasure after receiving a nail through his skull.Tucker fixates on their one chance at the legendary Kruger Millions, a rumoured fortune that many believe lies secretly stowed somewhere in South Africa.Since their combined student debt load totals half a million dollars, Tucker can''t pass up the possibility of a treasure trove in buried gold.Hope launches into her first mystery based in a birthplace of human civilization.Where the evil god Set battled righteous Horus and Isis in an 80-year war.Where wealth and power clash with political revolution.Where Antony fell in love with Cleopatra.Where Hope and Tucker must outwit, or fall prey, to a ruthless criminal mastermind.

Magic? Dr. Hope Sze steers clear of magic.But when "Elvis the Escape King" chains and nails himself inside a coffin and lowers himself into Montreal''s St. Lawrence River, he can''t break free.So Hope restarts his heart and saves his life. But now Elvis demands to know who sabotaged his stunt.Hope hung up her amateur detective badge two months ago in order to tend to cancer patients on palliative care. The only cases she solves right now are case studies on pain and over-stuffed emergency rooms.Which gets just the tiniest bit boring.Hope could escape Montreal any day now. She could transfer to Ottawa to join her ex-paramour, Ryan. No more unspeakable Montreal drivers and stymied medical care. No more working with the charming yet infuriating Dr. Tucker.Hope the Escape Artist can afford to act generous. As parting gift to Montreal, city of festivals (and murderers), she could help Elvis out. Just asking a few questions won''t hurt anyone.Right?And so Hope plunges into her most unconventional and, possibly, her most terminal adventure yet. Where the magical art of escape and the dastardly art of crime vie for centre stage, and the better man may lose. Forever.