TY - BOOK AU - Bailey,Martine ED - cloudLibrary TI - Sharp Scratch: The pulse-racing psychological thriller SN - 9780749030896 PY - 2024/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Allison & Busby KW - Medical KW - Thrillers KW - FICTION KW - Electronic books N1 - Electronic book; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; Allison & Busby; 2024; Available via World Wide Web N2 - 'A brilliant and darkly compelling thriller, with a genuinely creepy mix of mystery, psychology and murder.' - S. D. Sykes, author of Plague Land 'A dazzling new voice in crime fiction. Taut, twisty and addictive. Martine Bailey is one to watch.' - Louisa Treger, author of Madwoman Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top. Salford, 1983. Lorraine Quick is a single mother, a member of a band going nowhere fast, and personnel officer at the grim Memorial Hospital. A new general manager position is being introduced, and Lorraine's recent training in the cutting-edge science of psychometric testing will be pivotal. As the profiles start to emerge, a chilling light is cast on the candidates. When a lethal dose of anaesthetic is deliberately substituted for a flu vaccine, and a second suspicious death quickly follows, it is clear a killer is at workin the hospital. Can Lorraine's personality tests lead her to the murderer? UR - #gotoholdings ER -