Drugs. Alcohol. Violence. Chaos. All in a night’s work for Dr. Hope Sze, aspiring Montreal emergency physician—until someone tries to strangle her with her own stethoscope. Then Hope’s lover disappears. A second woman barely escapes throttling before her beloved vanishes too. Hope slogs through the pneumonia and hemorrhoid patients cramming the ER while a psychopath stalks the empty, post-midnight hallways of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Waiting. Waiting patiently. Until everything explodes. “Worst. Night. Shift. Ever. That’s the premise behind Graveyard Shift, and once again Yi proves herself a masterful storyteller as she takes us on another adventure with the ever-so-human Dr. Hope Sze. Filled with twists, turns, and plenty of humour, this is one killer emergency room, but don’t worry—you’ll be turning the pages so fast, you’ll be out of there before you've finished your second cup of very bad coffee.” —Judy Penz Sheluk, author of the Glass Dolphin and Marketville Mystery series "Ms. Yi has crafted another compelling story filled with suspense, murder, and emergency room drama. Captivated from the start, I read the entire book in one sitting. Days later, I continue to shake my head in amazement at the many unexpected twists and turns in this well-plotted, character-driven novel. It’s official—I’m now a fan of the Hope Sze Medical Mystery series and hope that Ms. Yi will deliver the next installment ASAP."—Joanne Guidoccio, Author of the Gilda Greco Mystery Series “Bruises, bloodwork and betrayal. Hope's latest night shift will leave you breathless! The detective doctor dukes it out with addicts, hoodlums and God in her latest thriller. This is one night shift that will keep you wide awake - a real page turner from the first scene.”—RH Nix, author of The Golden One “Dr. Hope Sze steps into a Montreal ER packed with sick and snarky patients, thrust into a world of thrills, spills, and murder. Abandon all Hope Sze who enter the Graveyard Shift.” Dr. Frank Warsh, author of The Flame Broiled Doctor “An engrossing read with laugh out loud moments balanced with poignant social commentary. Murder and mayhem set in a painstakingly detailed modern hospital. Hope Sze always delivers!”—Dawn Kiddell, prior CEO and Chief Librarian, Cornwall Public Library PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings "[A] scarier-than-ever medical mystery," Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, naming Human Remains one of the best Canadian suspense books One of the best crime novels of the season. CBC’s The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome

A mother who burns for justice. The doctor who can’t say no. And the killer who lies in wait. Dr. Hope Sze solved her first murder case a week ago—and almost got strangled in the process. Now she just wants to pass her psychiatry rotation. No more Sherlock Holmes-ing for Hope. Ever. Until her first psych patient says, "My daughter is dead. And somebody killed her." Hope can’t walk away from this grieving mother. Yet how can she solve a murder that stumped Montreal’s police department for the past eight years? Sifting through the cold case, Hope recruits two hot, brilliant men to their cause, one of them her ex-boyfriend, the other a doctor who could represent her future. Yet as they draw ever-closer to the truth, the killer shifts out of the shadows. This psychopath has waited eight long years to kill again. Now Hope must protect not only herself, but two innocent men and a mother who yearns for retribution. Notorious D.O.C. A psychological thriller about family ties, revenge, and the outer edge of sanity. Praise for the Hope Sze series "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Dr. Melissa Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."—Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books, on Human Remains. Further selected authors include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings One of the best crime novels of the season.—CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome “The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful.”—Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill "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

A demonic surgeon. A haunted hospital. And the doctor caught between them. Dr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room #3, also known as the death O.R. 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 O.R. 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? One of the best book of the year, as chosen by author Jamieson Wolf, who calls it "a perfect book" and "Terrifying and thrilling with incredible characters, romance, and the supernatural." “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 Surgeon "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 Dress Praise for the Hope Sze thrillers Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist for Best Thriller #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings One 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 Evidence One 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

SCIENCE AND SLAUGHTER When Dr. Hope Sze retreats to an Ottawa stem cell lab for a peaceful month of research, she discovers a dead man in the snow—only the first in a series of corpses, both at home and around the globe. This time, the killer knows no borders and no conscience. Hope must extricate them all, while caught between the man who saved her life, the man who helps rebuild it, and a killer on an intercontinental rampage. #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings One of the best Canadian suspense books—The Globe and Mail “Human Remains strikes straight at the heart of today’s most controversial and moving issues, through the hothouse world of big-bucks medical research. Impressive and complex. This is good stuff. Big stuff.” Richard Quarry, Author of Midnight Choir Praise for the Hope Sze series “Smart and sassy.”—Jim Napier, Reviewing the Evidence "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."—Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller One of the best crime novels of the season.—CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome “The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful.”—Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill "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

What if a brilliant killer stalks the halls of a Montreal hospital, and you're the only one who knows? Dr. Hope Sze dives into her family medicine residency braced for anything from newborn babies to foot ulcers. The one thing Hope doesn't expect? Murder. Someone killed her supervising physician so cleverly that it looks like an accident. Now Hope fights not only to save lives around the clock, but to unmask the killer, while two different but equally compelling men draw Hope into their own schemes. Sex. Drugs. Doctors. Written by a Derringer Award-winning emergency physician. Because medicine can be murder. "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down. Code Blues provides the perfect introduction to a world we often experience, but rarely understand." —Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller Praise for the Hope Sze series #1 Mystery Selection by CBC Books: Human Remains One of the best crime novels of the season.—CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome “The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful.”—Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill "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

Two doctors. One killer. One woman in labour. A killer infiltrates the obstetrics ward of a Montreal hospital just before Christmas, taking one pregnant woman and one resident doctor hostage at gunpoint. Dr. Hope Sze struggles to deliver her patient's baby with blood on the floor and death in the air. And when Dr. Tucker tries to rescue their tiny crew, only to end up hostage material alongside them, Hope’s heart just might break, even before the kidnapper drills a bullet through her skull. One of the best crime novels of the season.—CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel “I was completely hooked—an intriguing and introspective thriller.” David Farland, New York Times bestselling author "Just couldn't put it down. The mix of gun-in-your-face suspense and humor is as close to perfect as one can get." Richard Quarry, author of Midnight Choir “Dang thing kept me up until 03:30.” Greg Smith, MD Praise for the Hope Sze series #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings One of the best Canadian suspense books—The Globe and Mail “Smart and sassy.”—Jim Napier, Reviewing the Evidence "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."—Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller “The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful.”—Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill "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

When Dr. Hope Sze flies to Los Angeles to reunite with her soul mate, John Tucker, she expects Botoxed blondes with Brazilian wax jobs, not terror at 35,000 feet in the air. Yet on their way home, with 1000 miles to go and nowhere to land, she and Dr. Tucker must strive to save one man’s life. Hope and Tucker have no surgical equipment. No surgeon on board. And, as first year family medicine residents, almost no experience. But right this second, they’ll try anything. Especially Hope, because minutes before, she might have accidentally helped to kill the man sprawled at her feet. "Tachycardia-inducing." Dr. Anna-Maria Carvalho, MD, Emergency & Aviation Medicine “Awesome. A real page-turner.” Dr. Ben Alkan, Trauma Surgeon "Medicine, murder, mayhem, and the most nightmarish story about airlines at the holidays since Die Hard 2. Laugh, learn, and cringe as medical MacGyver and human s**t magnet Dr. Hope Sze faces down lovers and killers, all before the seatbelt sign gets turned on for landing." Dr. Frank Warsh, author of The Flame Broiled Doctor "Wonderfully captures the tensions of managing crises, mingled with the wit, improvisation, and humour used to survive them. Great characters with personality quirks that many docs will recognize." Dr. Mark Soth, Intensive Care Unit Specialist "I don’t think I have ever read a book so many times, and I am really excited to read it again! I love it. It kept me up all night. I had to tell the whole airline about it." Anne Zoeller, flight attendant PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES #1 Mystery Selection—CBC Books: Human Remains headlines with Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings in CBC Holiday Gift Guide One of the best Canadian suspense books to read at the cottage ... a scarier-than-ever medical mystery. Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, on Human Remains One of the best crime novels of the season. CBC’s The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome "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, on Terminally Ill “Although the tone is light, the author is not afraid to introduce darker themes. The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful.”—Publishers Weekly, on Terminally Ill

What if a Cairo man dying before your eyes might hold the key to millions of dollars in buried treasure? Dr. Hope Sze drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old man with a nail through his skull. Dr. Tucker believes this man may lead them to the legendary Kruger Millions, a fortune in gold that many believe to be secretly stowed somewhere in South Africa. Since Tucker and Hope’s combined student debt load totals almost half a million dollars, Tucker can’t pass up the possibility of buried gold. So they launch into their 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 Antony fell in love with Cleopatra. Where Hope and Tucker must outwit, or fall prey, to a ruthless criminal mastermind. "Bursting with murder, medicine, and Egyptian mythology." -Dr. Mamta Gautam, author of Irondoc “Scorpion Scheme is top-notch crime fiction with a fabulous kick-ass female protagonist. The kind of book that you just can’t put down. Scorpion Scheme is Robin Cook meets D.J. McIntosh’s fabulous Mesopotamian trilogy but it delivers a stingingly good tale all on its own steam.” Lisa de Nikolits, author of The Rage Room “ER meets Homeland in a frenetic Egyptian adventure. Melissa Yi’s Dr. Hope Sze turns her medical crimefighting into an international incident. Terrorism, tombs, sarcasm, and sex.” Dr. Frank Warsh, author of Hippocrates: the Art and the Oath "Flat out incredible. Set against the sands of Egypt, Dr. Hope Sze and her fiance Dr. John Tucker go to Egypt and hope to see the sights, but they are drawn into a fight for their lives and a mysterious treasure. I loved this book so much! I was drawn into Hope's adventure and taken on a thrill ride that came to an explosive conclusion. This is a fantastic book and really made me take a deeper look into the idea of justice, what is right and what is wrong. [On] my Best Books of 2020 list!" Jamieson Wolf, author of Little Yellow Magnet "Loved it. Loved every single word. Impossible to put down. Melissa Yi continues to thrill and amaze across the world.”-Jen Dupuis, RN

WHEN HOUDINI MEETS MURDER 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, in honour of Harry Houdini, 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. "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

A cornucopia of ten cozy mystery stories that are perpetrated during holidays from New Years to Christmas. This collection explores unexplained disturbances, college pranks gone wrong, and almost always one or more murders around a holiday. Solve these spooky crimes that lurk beneath celebratory parties and help search for the murderers. Kick off your shoes, grab a warm drink and snuggle into a blanket before you get lured onto the sparkling snow for the next crime spree. A Body on the 13th Floor by Paty Jager Dead Ladies Don't Dance by Robin Weaver Took Nothing Left Nothing by Pamela Cowan Busted for Bones by Dari LaRoche Yuletide Firebug by Kathy Coatney Starry Night Murder by Mary Vine The Twelfth Night Murder by Ann Chaney Blue Christmas by Melissa Yi Two Turtle Doves by Maggie Lynch Five Golden Rings by Kimila Kay