Angry Nurse

When wealthy Cleveland businessman David Feighan is admitted to St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Unit in a catatonic state, he ＂miraculously＂ recovers in the presence of Nurse Joshua Ramsey. David insists his wife, lawyer, and the hospital administrator are plotting to have him permanently committed and implores Joshua to help him. Are these the ravings of an insane man or is something more sinister at work?Then David’s wife and lawyer are found dead and Detective Nicholas Silvano gets the case. The husband is usually the first suspect but David has a solid alibi - he’s locked up at St. Luke’s. The investigation stalls...until a crayon drawing leads Nick back to St. Luke’s and a surprising new suspect. ＂Fans of dark crime fiction will appreciate the unusual psychological twists in this mystery set in a mental ward. Bort and Madsen ground the world of the book solidly in the maddening bureaucracy of a big city hospital, leading the reader to believe if you weren’t crazy when you checked in, you will be before long. I look forward to reading more from this innovative crime writing team.＂--W. Bruce Cameron, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man ＂Ex-cop and former psych ward nurse Karl Bort teams up for a second time with professional writer Thekla Madsen in a gripping tale of psychosis and murder set in Bort’s hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Fans of the team’s first novel, Bad JuJu in Cleveland, won’t be disappointed by Angry Nurse.＂--Dave Wood, Past Vice President, National Book Critic Circle ＂Angry Nurse is a suspenseful read all the way to the satisfying end.＂--Barbara Schlichting, author of The First Ladies Mystery Series

KARL BORT was a United States Air Force jet mechanic in Texas and Georgia before joining the Cleveland, Ohio Police Department. During his 27-year police career, he worked Patrol, Auto Theft, and spent 11 years as a Narcotics Detective. He worked closely with the DEA, including a two-year assignment on national cases, often in an undercover role. As the elected president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, Karl was responsible for negotiating contracts and protecting the rights of all Cleveland Police Officers. Following retirement, he return-ed to school, became a Licensed Practical Nurse, and worked 15 years as a medical surgical nurse and psychiatric nurse for the Cleveland Clinic. Karl now spends his second ＂retirement＂ in Ohio with his wife, children and grandchildren, indulging in his new career - writing crime thrillers. THEKLA MADSEN was a corporate business analyst, technical writer, and marketing consultant. She has worked for cooperative and corporate businesses in the agriculture, medical, and banking and financial services industries, was executive editor, writer and photographer for a regional women’s magazine, and has published articles in national trade magazines. Thekla and her husband live in Wisconsin on the family’s century farm.