Hot Lights, Cold Steel

Title: Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

Author: Michael J. Collins, M.D.

Pages: 320

Genre: Memoir

Grade: B+

Synopsis: The book chronicles the four years of Collins' surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic during his training to become an orthopedic surgeon. Collins' honest style details their struggles with money, car troubles, time together as a couple, long hours at the hospital, moonlighting in a rural emergency room and having to make life-or-death decisions.

My Review:  Well, this was my second time reading Hot Lights Cold Steel, however, this is only my first time reading the correct book with the title from my list of books to read. I really enjoyed this memoir.  It was a great look into the life of resident at the Mayo Clinic.  Life as a resident can be pretty rough, but at the same time, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Title: Hot Lights, Cold Steel

Author: D.P. Lyle

Pages: 325

Genre: Thriller

Grade: B

Synopsis: This books is a fast-paced and captivating thriller about the forensic criminologist Dub Walker. An old friend enlists his help in finding her missing 19-year-old daughter.  When her daughter's body and other bodies begin turning up in shallow graves, Dub Walker begins investigating the causes of their deaths.  Each of the deceased had gone through numerous highly technical surgeries prior to death, but the surgeries themselves were never the cause of death.

My Review: I have had the book "Hot Lights, Cold Steel" on my to-read list for years, so I was excited when I found this brand-new copy at the local library.  I enjoyed the book, but I couldn't figure out why it was on my to-read list.  It turns out, there are two books with the same title and I had picked up the wrong book.  It turned out to not be a big deal as I enjoyed the unexpected thriller of this book.  It was a little gruesome, but an easy read.