The Beauty Doctor Named 2024 “Historical Thriller of the Year”
I’m excited to announce that The Beauty Doctor has been named Historical Thriller of the Year by BestThrillers Book Awards!
The BestThrillers Book Awards recognize stellar books across 15 categories: Action Thriller, Conspiracy Thriller, Crime Thriller, Fantasy & Dystopian, Historical Thriller, Horror, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, Military Thriller, Mystery, Paranormal, Political Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Sci-Fi Thriller, and Spy Thriller.
BEST HISTORICAL THRILLER:
The Beauty Doctor by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
Straightening noses, trimming eyelids, lifting jowls. In the year 1907, Dr. Rome’s revolutionary beauty surgery is considered daring, perhaps dangerous.
Still, women want what he promises.
His young assistant, Abigail Platford, is hardly immune to Dr. Rome’s persuasive charm. Abigail once dreamed of becoming a doctor, though of a much different sort. That dream ended with her father’s tragic death from a medical error for which she holds herself responsible.
Dr. Rome, who proudly displays his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, seems to believe in her. If he were willing to act as her mentor, might there still be a chance to fulfill her dream of someday becoming a doctor serving New York City’s poor?
But something feels terribly wrong, as though an insidious evil is closing in. Broken promises, lies, and intrigues abound. The powerful are threatening to destroy the weak, and a doctor’s sacred duty hangs in the balance. Abigail no longer knows who to believe; but with Dr. Rome now her mentor and her lover, she desperately wants to trust him.
“The Bottom Line: A powerful, richly drawn historical thriller that is as terrifying as it is absorbing. Highly recommended.” –BestThrillers.com
