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Mercy

  • 2001 first published
  • 454 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (6 ratings)
  • 17 editions

Julie Garwood's Mercy (2001) is a romantic suspense novel. Much of the action takes place in Louisiana. Readers will find themes of lawyers, conspiracies, women surgeons and women physicians.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 57 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions.

It runs to roughly 454 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Mercy

Attorney Theo Buchanan-brother of seasoned FBI agent Nick Buchanan, the hero of HEARTBREAKER-is in New Orleans to receive an award for his work with the Department of Justice. When he becomes unexpectedly ill at the gala ceremony, a beautiful stranger rushes him to the hospital and ultimately saves his life. The woman-a brilliant surgeon named Michelle Renard-intrigues Theo, but before he can learn more about her, she leaves New Orleans and returns to her small clinic on the Lousiana bayou. Theo seeks her out to thank her, but finds more than he bargains for. When he arrives in the little town of Bowen, he discovers that Michelle is being followed, her house has been broken into and her clinic has been destroyed. Theo is in a position to return the ulitimate favor. Michelle saved his life...now can he save hers? Behind the threat is a secret society that will stop at nothing to satisfy its greed, including murder. From the time they became friends in prep school, the four who secretly call themselves the Sowing Club have been ruled by their ambitions and their depravity, bound by a pact that will guarantee them millions in cash. One woman, however, stands between them and their ultimate prize...one woman who can destroy them...and they will do whatever it takes to silence her. For Michelle Renard, there will be no mercy. (From the Author's web-site.)
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Lawyers
  • Conspiracies
  • Deadly crime ring-hit man passion and survival
  • Women surgeons
  • Legal stories
  • Women physicians
  • Euthanasia
  • White collar crimes
  • Suspense romance
  • Louisiana

Quick answers

Who wrote Mercy?

Mercy was written by Julie Garwood and first published in 2001.

What genre is Mercy?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Mercy?

The median edition has 454 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Mercy?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Reunion, Dead to the World and White Hot.

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