End of the line for this series. Four volumes and quit. For all the blood and gore, this series, even this volume of the series, was far less gruesome than volume one in her FBI series (see Snake Skin a few back.
I have said all along that reading one of these was a lot like watching an episode of the old ER tv series. (Are television series supposed to get italics or quotation marks? I never can remember, and I am far to lazy to dig out my old - or new - APA style guide.) This "episode" was definitely terminal. Many, many years ago there was a soap opera that ended its run with a bomb that blew up the entire town, killing all residents. I was beginning to think that she was taking this one there. A mad bomber - who also has the answer to the mystery surrounding the life of Dr. Lydia Fiori (or whatever her "real name" is) - has bombs set all over the hospital and plans to blow them all to kingdom come.
The series was fun - in a high action sort of way - so I hate to drop too big a spoiler, but it turns into a Shakespearean comedy instead of a Shakespearean tragedy. In case you haven't figured out the difference from your high school study of the bard: A Shakespearean tragedy ends with everyone dead except one character who makes the final declamation (sometimes he drops dead, too, after declaiming). A Shakespearean comedy ends with everyone getting married.
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