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Charles Graeber

The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Relié – 15 avril 2013

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The mesmerizing basis of the movie starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain⁠—a “stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood”—takes you inside the mind of America's most prolific serial killer, whose 16-year long "nursing" career left as many as 400 dead. (New York Times)

Edgar Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America

BBC (Top Ten Books of the Year)

“The best books I read this year” (top ten books, EW)
—Stephen King

“The Best Journalism of the Year.".
—The Daily Beast

“The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful...call it literary true crime...”
—Kirkus Reviews ("Best Books of the year")

After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, a husband and beloved father, a best friend and a celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as perhaps as many as 400 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history.
When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making, Charles Graeber gives us the unbelievable true story.
Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, wire-tap recordings and videotapes and interviews with whistleblowers and confidential informants, and years of exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself, the homicide detectives who worked against the clock and administrators to try and finally crack the code on Cullen’s crimes, and Cullen’s fellow nurse Amy, an overworked single mom asked to choose between protecting her friend Charlie and stopping a potential serial killer, THE GOOD NURSE weaves an urgent and terrifying tale of madness, humanity and heroism.
Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals. Time and again he was fired or allowed to resign. But Cullen continued to work and kill, shielded by a hospital system that, by accident or design, successfully protected the institution while failing to protect patients. THE GOOD NURSE is a searing indictment of a crushing and dehumanizing for-profit medical system, and an inspiring human story of the previously unknown individuals who chose to risk their jobs and lives to do the right thing. Mesmerizing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at hospitals and the people who work in them in an entirely different way.

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Nombre de pages de l'édition imprimée

320 pages
Langue

Anglais
Éditeur

Twelve
Date de publication

15 avril 2013
Dimensions

15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
ISBN-10

0446505293
ISBN-13

978-0446505291
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Revue de presse

"Put this one on the shelf next to Ann Rule's classic about Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me - it's that good. Grade: A"―Entertainment Weekly

"A stunning book...that should and does bring to mind In Cold Blood....the story appeals to prurient interests, as does any graphic tale of true crime. But THE GOOD NURSE succeeds in being about much more than Mr. Cullen's murderous kinks. The causes of his pathology are not interesting. But the eagerness of ambitious hospital administrators to cover up his misdeeds is revelatory. And the police investigation that brought him down is a thriller in every sense of that word."―Janet Maslin, New York Times

"The most terrifying book published this year. It is also one of the most thoughtful.... From a long series of conversations with Cullen, the detectives who solved the case and Amy, a nurse who once was Cullen's best friend and eventually got him to confess, among many other sources, Graeber has crafted a book that is a revelation. THE GOOD NURSE is gripping, sad, suspenseful, rhythmic and beautifully documented (the endnotes to this book are impressive)."―Kirkus Reviews

"Graeber doesn't pull punches... A deeply unsettling addition to the true crime genre."―Publishers Weekly

"Riveting"―People

"A standout true-crime book, one that doubles as both a thrilling horror story and a cautionary tale, and frightens and frustrates in equal measure."―The Boston Globe

"Absolutely frightening."―The Detroit News

"Alarming"―CNN.com

"The story is consistently incredible, but credit it you must, for it is the truth... I couldn't put this book down."―PopMatters

"Fascinating and frightening... A scary page turner about one man's quiet reign of terror, those dedicated and brave enough to end it, and the dangers that can lurk in the places we may feel safest. "―BookReporter

"A very scary book. It will reach out and grab you and not let you go. You will forgo food, talking, work, anything just to get to the climactic moment of this true crime story."―Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Engrossing...hard-to-put-down.. On one level, The Good Nurse is an absorbing story of a serial killer operating within the walls of what most view as a trusted institution. On another, it's an intriguing detective story. And on another it's an indictment of the hospital industry."―The New Jersey Star-Ledger

"A literary thriller with legs... Meticulously crafted... a book that demonstrates the transportive power of literary journalism while simultaneously helping to restore its credibility."―The Brooklyn Rail

"A remarkable new book...gripping and brilliantly written."―Healthcare Risk Management Review

"A gripping look into a killer's mind...THE GOOD NURSE is as suspenseful as any crime novel."―Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Biographie de l'auteur

Charles Graeber has been honored with an Overseas Press Club award for Outstanding International Journalism, an Edgar nomination, and a citation of merit by the British Medical Association. He has contributed to publications including The New Yorker, New York Magazine, GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, Vogue, The Cambodia Daily, The Phnom Penh Post, The Budapest Sun, The Nantucket Beacon, MIT Technology Review and The New York Times, and been anthologized in The Best American Crime Writing, The Best American Science Writing, The Best American Business Writing, The Best of 10 Years of National Geographic Adventure, The Best of 20 years of Wired and other collections. Born in Iowa, he now lives closer to saltwater.

Détails sur le produit

Éditeur ‏ : ‎ Twelve (15 avril 2013)
Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais
Relié ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446505293
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446505291
Poids de l'article ‏ : ‎ 567 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm

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Stephen Parker

livre fascinant

Commenté en France le 28 septembre 2014

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Difficile à lire, difficile à comprendre un individu capble d'entreprendre de faire de telles choses. Mais très bien recherché, très bien exécuté, ce livre est fascinant.
Je recommende à tous ceux qui font des efforts pour comprendre les paumés; ceux qui ont peut-être l'air insignifiant mais qui peuvent faire beaucoup de dégats à la fabrique, à la structure, même, de la société occidentale actuelle.

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Livre

Commenté en France le 15 décembre 2015

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Voici encore un tres bon livre qui est tres bien ecrit c est une histoire vraie qui parle d une infirmiere

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Romain

Qu'est fiction, qu'est réalité ?!

Commenté en France le 16 juillet 2016

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Je n'aime pas du tout la manière dont est écrit ce livre. Clairement certains passages sont fictifs (reconstitutions,...) sauf qu'au final il y en a tellement qu'on a l'impression que c'est une pure fiction. Arrivé au 2/3 j'ai dû vérifier sur internet l'existence de Cullen parce que je n'étais plus sûr de rien.
De plus on n'apprend pas tant que ça sur le tueur. On connait mieux son amie Amy, qui à l'évidence se sert de cette histoire pour se faire une pub d'enfer (il n'y a qu'à regarder sur internet rapidement pour se rendre compte qu'elle utilise tout ça pour se mettre en avant et faire connaître son nom) et qui à profiter de ce livre pour se faire passer pour une héroïne.

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Ranjit

Well researched

Commenté en Inde le 24 novembre 2022

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The narrative is a result of exclusive interviews with the convict as claimed by the author.

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Héctor

Lectura para pasar el rato

Commenté en Espagne le 15 juillet 2016

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Me esperaba un libro más basado en las investigaciones de la policía que en las vivencias del asesino, que es en lo que se basa este libro. No esta mal para pasar el rato pero si buscas una novela policiaca, no es esta.

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Avval Kaur

This is for all those who like real life works

Commenté en Inde le 1 octobre 2014

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This is for all those who like real life works. A must read but requires an understanding about how the US works.

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Amazon Customer

Excellent Read

Commenté aux États-Unis le 25 juillet 2023

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This book was very captivating. I enjoyed the twists and turns in the story. Can't wait to see the movie

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Susan M. Baumann

An Intelligent and Frightening Read

Commenté aux États-Unis le 28 mai 2022

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Graeber’s book is meticulously researched.
It’s a compelling and terrifying read that is an alarming and cautionary tale about how evil can exist unchecked in plain sight in multiple hospitals and several states over a span of nearly two decades, wherever Charles Cullen was employed. Cullen was a seemingly dedicated nurse with experience in burn care, critical care and other specialties. He was initially amiable and willing to take on tedious tasks and extra shifts, always early, skilled and efficient. But as time progressed, a disturbing pattern emerged. Colleagues and supervisors began to notice odd, inexplicable behavior, missing drugs, medication mistakes and patient fatalities that could not be explained. Cullen would be monitored and sometimes terminated, but he would most often just bounce to another hospital, as his conduct and suspicious activities would not follow him on his references, only the verification of employment by his previous employer. Eventually, Cullen’s diabolical deeds are found and a former colleague agrees to go undercover for law enforcement, in an effort to catch Cullen and secure a murder confession.
While reading the book, I was struck by several things. First, by the unabashed darkness that permeated Cullen. He relished injecting patients with drugs that could produce detrimental and fatal outcomes with their medical conditions and physiologies. He was detached and indifferent, but he waited to see who would die, as if playing a macabre game of roulette, all the while hiding his actions, which gave him an additional rush and sense of power. It’s utterly incomprehensible. We expect compassion and safety in a medical environment or facility. Yet, we know evil does exist. Perhaps it’s somehow worse because it occurs in a place where we least expect it. Secondly, the scope of Cullen’s crimes is staggering. Hundreds of deaths are suspected. Lastly, I’m equally stunned by the fact that some of the medical personnel seemed willing to turn a blind eye to Cullen’s deviousness, and those who seemed more concerned about protecting the hospital and stonewalling the criminal investigation. It’s impossible to read the book and not look at a hospital stay with perhaps some trepidation. I truly believe that the vast majority of nurses and hospitals sincerely want to help their patients and would never intentionally harm, as Cullen did. Unfortunately, there are some people in society with criminal intent, and subsequently, that dark impulse can exist in whatever area of life that person chooses, be it a profession or personal endeavor.
Graeber’s book is an intelligent, gripping read that reads like a fictional, medical thriller, made all the more frightening because it’s actually true. It shines a necessary light on the crucial importance of medical safeguards and stringent policies to protect patients from threat and harm. The book also shines a light on the hidden strand of darkness that can exist within some individuals, and it’s imperative that we remain more vigilant and aware of the people in our lives.

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