Summary
Rina Kent is a psychiatrist with a knack for finding ways to connect with patients that others have given up on. Most recently, she’s made significant progress with a young girl named Jenny. Rina is striving to be considered for a future opening as the Chief of Psychiatry at Holy Saints upon the retirement of Adam Greber. But, before Adam retires, Rina is going to take a honeymoon with her new husband, Jonas Kent. Rina is a half day away from her honeymoon when Jenny commits suicide.

Rina can’t help but blame herself for Jenny’s suicide and begins on a path of self-destruction. A year later, her and Jonas have separated, Rina is exercising to a point of being unhealthy, and she is choosing to exclusively work midnight shifts. While she still takes pride in helping her patients, she has not taken on any tough cases since Jenny’s suicide.

Then, a suicidal young girl with autism, Amy, is admitted to the ward. Amy is non-verbal and spends her days in the ward putting together puzzles. Then, one night, without warning, she speaks to Rina. Amy provides Rina with a list of names, but nothing more. Not only that, but the person first on the list was recently murdered, and Rina suspects the others may be in danger as well, including her ex-husband, Jonas.

Why is Jonas on this list? And what do these people have in common?

Review
Although it was an entertaining read, I’m not sure it hits the “thriller” category for me. Definitely more of a mystery in my opinion.

Not sure if it’s just an issue with the Kindle version, but there were numerous instances of words missing a letter. Most frequently, the letter “L” would be missing in the middle of words. There were also some formatting inconsistencies that left odd gaps / breaks in the page.

I was really interested by the concept but there are a lot of inconsistencies throughout. For example, the writer starts off by having Rina as the sole narrator; however, there are a couple of instances where, without any indication, the narrator changes. Generally speaking, I enjoy multiple POVs; however, the execution is sloppy here. There is no regular cadence in which the narrator shifts, and we don’t even hear from the second narrator until the book is nearly finished. The application feels choppy and not as well thought out. Also, at the beginning of the POV shift, the writer essentially recaps what happened prior. As the reader, sure, I guess it might be good to know that these two characters have the same information, but do we really need to read it twice?

Also, it doesn’t really make any sense that Amy relayed the list to Rina. Rina was not her assigned psychologist and they had no rapport prior to the night that Amy spoke to Rina.

It’s a quick and easy read, but not spectacular.

(Thank you to Victory Editing, James Caine, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my review.)

This was creepy right from the start. I couldn't help but love Rina with all her quirks and mishandling of her job roles. Things rapidly unraveled in her life when a mute patient is admitted to her ward and one night tells Rina a list of people, including Rina's now ex husband. Rina can't let it go and finds herself going down a rabbit-hole of betrayal and seeks justice for it all. Loved the pace and tense emotions of this book. Didn't see the ending coming.

Thanks Netgalley for this arc

The Patient’s List by James Caine

Despite the book’s rosy beginnings things begin to really escalate. There’s a suicide, a missing person, and murder after murder. There are strange goings on, a mysterious list of names, and a one-woman race to get to the bottom of things. (No spoilers.)

The book has a wonderfully happy start, describing the lives of two newlywed doctors and their dog. But this dreamy atmosphere comes to a swift end when one of Dr Rina Kent’s mental health patients suddenly crashes through a window, killing herself by landing on Rina’s car, right by her.

As you can imagine, this is traumatic for Rina, and the trauma of it all leads Rina and her hubby to split up. Rina decides to take on only night shifts and only the easier patients, but has a renewed sense of dedication to her role’s cause.

The former head of the department is murdered in his home, and no suspect is arrested.

A new patient is admitted to the ward following a suicide attempt shortly after her mother’s disappearance. She is autistic, mute, and does not communicate with anyone.

One night, there’s a creepy scene where the mute patient comes into the gym where Rina is working out under flashing lights as the power struggles in the old building, and the patient whispers 4 names, starting with the murdered head of department, and including Rina’s husband.

Rina is shocked and doesn’t know quite what to make of it all. Rina tries to find out more from the patient using unconventional means.

Rina seeks out her husband’s help, but all that seems to be on his mind is getting back together, and Rina doesn’t get anywhere.

When a second person on the list is murdered, Rina realizes that she has to come clean about the patient’s list. And with so many people in clear danger the story shifts to include the POV of the case detective, and Rina becomes a suspect.

There are action scenes and a confession, and as the story progresses the reader learns what connects the 4 people on the list. But the whole of the story doesn’t come out until the very last page, which is quite the twist.

This book was a nice, easy read and the story flowed well. There were some things I didn’t like about the book, however.

I found several characters angry and obnoxious, including the main protagonist Rina. That wasn’t a big deal though; I guess it adds to the drama.

And I would have liked to have known more about what was going through Rina’s mind rather than simply a report of what actions she took, and a more detailed imagining of what might link the people on the patient’s list.

I enjoyed the story, and didn’t guess what connected the characters or who the true culprit was.

Loved it! Kept me swiping the pages on my Kindle.
It was my first time reading this author and I wasn’t disappointed.
Great character development, smooth reading and above all a good read.
I would highly recommend this book to family and friends.
Thank you for a digital copy to read and review. No compensation was received. Only my honest opinion in a review.

Creepy, dark and atmospheric this book was gripping right from the get go. It was twisty and unpredictable and I couldn't put it down

The Patient's List by James Caine was a crazy and compelling story that I simply could not put it down until I read the last page.
There were twists that were really chilling to me.
A well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
I enjoyed the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
My only complaint would be that I wished it would have hooked me sooner.
But other than that I personally thought this was a fun and fast read that I would definitely recommend!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Victory Editing NetGalley,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this eARC!

3 stars
I’m conflicted about this book. It was quite a slow going book, at least for the thriller genre. The storyline was pretty good, the characters were all horrible (which is not always a bad thing). While I did enjoy it, it rated about average on my personal scale.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review-
Rina, a psychiatrist is married to a doctor and they both work at Holy Saints Ward. Her life begins to tumble when one of her patients commits suicide and her marriage ends,
Then a suicidal patient enters the ward and she whispers names and one of them is Rinas ex husband, what does that mean? How can she find out when the girl won’t talk? And then as each name is murdered she know she must find out what is going on, A thrilling read!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I love books that are medical based so this one was perfect! A few twists and turns! It has a nice plot, and I enjoyed the storyline!

I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down.

Rina is a top psychologist, always the best for her patients. Until Jenny, the patient who kills herself. Rinas life goes downhill. Refusing to go out of her way to help people.

However everything changes when Amy comes along. She's mute but has a list with her ex husband name on it. Why is he name on it? Rina must find a way to communicate with Amy before it's too late.

Another nice read was The Patient's List by James Caine. I received it from Victory Editing Netgalley Co-op via Netgalley and it has been published on the 9th of October.

It starts out great for Rina - recently married and a good job. Then, one if her patients commits suicide. Her life goes downhill; her marriage ends and her job is on the line. However, when a new client whispers a list of names Rina is desperate to find out why her ex-husband's name is on the list. Will she find out before people get hurt? Before she gets hurt?

Quite a short book with a great pace. It's a decent thriller with some great moments of tension. Characters were also decently worked out. It's great for a quick read, but not if you really want a thrilling read.

3/5⭐

Wow, this book was really, really good. I have to admit, it started off slow, but once it picked up it was gold.

Rena Kent’s Life was devastated by the suicide of her patient Jenna. It even caused problems in her marriage to Jonas and when she refused counseling they divorced. Even worse her professional life was suffering. She blamed herself and despite knowing it wasn’t her fault she couldn’t get over it. So when they got a new patient name Amy an autistic girl whose mother was missing she was interested in the girls case but wasn’t made her doctor but a few days later when the girl got off of the psych floor and found Rena in the gym she thought she would’ve scored the girl back to her floor but before she could Amy started saying a list of names in the last one was her husband Jonah. Reina told no one that the girl could talk but the next day when one of the names on the list was found murdered she started paying more attention to Amy and even breaking the rules to get a look in the book Amy constantly carried around. Her new interest in Amy made it look even more like Rena was falling apart but really she knew her husband and the others on that list were in danger. Okay let me just say I usually love James Cane‘s books but I didn’t like this one that much. The mystery who is a great one but the execution of it wasn’t so great. It felt like situations were only made a situation to get to a certain plot point not only that but a lot of the book was predictable… Not the murderer or why they murdered but the situations that led to the clues in the final ending. I gave it three stars for keeping me guessing as to who who and why they did it but the book was only OK. I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

This book was not for me given its content of an autistic patient.
Thank you for the opportunity in receiving this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

Oohh the premise of this one was amazing!!!! But sadly it didn't live my expectations, I was able to kind of figure out some things but that's because I have read too many books like this one. It has so much potential to be a new favorite!! It needed more darkness!!! It won't go to my top list but I definitely recommend it.

I'll say this one is perfect for anyone who likes a good thriller full of mystery and with a fast pace. I enjoyed it, I was reading it nonstop and that's something I appreciate a lot. Maybe I didn't love it but I certainly enjoyed it!!! I just had trouble with the end but I guess no end ever fills our expectations no?

I like the way its written, it was such an easy read. No murder was explicit and that's something I also liked about this one. The mystery is continuously there, it doesn't get boring at ant point!!!

Highly recommended for fans of light thrillers with mysteries to solve!!! Nothing is explicit and I know many of you enjoy that.

4.5 spectacular spooky stars ⭐️

Holy twist and turns! I was hooked immediately. This is a fast paced who done it thriller. Just in time for spooky season.

Rita Kent was an up and coming new psychiatrist at holy saints hospital. She loves her job and is fantastic at finding new innovative ways to connect with her patients. When Jenny one of her patients commit suicide her life spirals out of control and comes crashing down.

A year later a new patient Amy joins the ward. She is autistic and doesn’t speak. Rita finds herself becoming involved although she is appreciative, afraid of screwing up again. That is until Amy whispers a list of names that sets off a chain of events no one saw coming.

This gripping psychological thriller had me on the edge of my seat it was a wild ride!

Special thanks to NetGalley, James Caine and Victory Editing doe my Arc in exchange for my honest review.

I’m not sure if this is marketed as a thriller, but it didn’t chill my spine.
I’m not a critic I’m just relaying my thoughts personally to how I felt about this book.

It wasn’t executed very well, a bit messy which led me to keep rereading just in case I missed something.

From the blurb of the book I got excited to think, oh this sounds right up my alley. And it is, it would have been, I’m no expert at writing a book just reading and enjoying one. It must be very very hard to write a book.

My personal thoughts though is that it needs some expert eyes upon it.

Rina Kent was the new hot shot psychiatrist at Holy Saints ward. She also recently married the love of her life, who's also a doctor at the same hospital. Rina felt on top of the world, until one of her patients committed suicide.
Rina knows it was her fault.
A year later, her marriage has already gone down in flames. All she has left is her patients, but she's lost her confidence to help them.
When a suicidal teenaged girl comes to her ward, Rina sees a second chance to help the patient she couldn't save. The new girl won't say a word to anyone though and Rina's colleagues already feel she's a lost cause.
She begins to wonder if her peers are right, when one night the girl shyly walks up to Rina and whispers a list of names.
Really enjoyable read totally recommend
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Wow! That ending!!! Pretty cool ending! Lol this book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, and so many crazy twists! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle! I will definitely recommend reading this book! It was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Scandalous Spiders! 😳😯🤯😳

This quick thriller-read was so fun and so twisty!
While the writing at times felt a little choppy and not super smooth, it still managed to flow quite well and I was very happy with what Caine did! I absolutely loved the premise and plot of this novel and how the story unfolded with the characters. I honestly couldn't get enough and I was pleasantly shocked by that ending! I was so gripped by the shocks and surprises in this novel! Lord knows how many times I tried to guess along the way and I was wrong every single time! The fact Caine is also a fellow Canadian was a boost of admiration for this author. I'll definitely be checking out his other books as he's got some serious potential and a fluffed up mine which I love!

Mყ 𝐒ყɴ𝐨ρѕιѕ: Rina is a year into her psychiatrist position at Holy Saints Hospital and loving every moment of her job, while also in contention for the Chief position. Being newly married to Jonas, who works as an emergency doctor, she feels complete. But the day she's to leave for her honeymoon, a patient of hers commits suicide on the ward. A year later, separated from Jonas, feeling guilt over her patient Jenny, and barely getting buy with her job in the same position. A new patient is brought to the ward - Amy, who is an autistic young woman and the niece of a fellow colleague, is deemed to be a lost cause as she's mostly mute. That is until she utters names to Rina... names that appear to be on a murder list.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.
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𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: 3.5 / 5 Jack-o'-lanterns! 🎃