Match - by Amy S Peele (Paperback)

About the Book

How does a San Francisco transplant nurse who never takes drugs die of an opioid overdose in Miami? How does an eight-year-old boy avoid the ravages of dialysis and get a kidney transplant fast, and what does a high-ranking politician have to do with it? In Match these stories weave together into one suspenseful and sometimes humorous tale.

Book Synopsis

What do politics, living donor kidney transplants, and the current opioid crisis all have in common?

Sarah Golden and Jackie Larsen, best friends since nursing school, could
never have imagined that they'd end up as amateur sleuths searching to
find a killer--for the second time! Jackie, a stay-at-home mom with
marriage troubles, is racing the clock to get her young son, Wyatt, a
living kidney donor to avoid the ravages of dialysis. Sarah, who has
been living her career in the fast-paced world of organ transplantation,
is helping expedite Wyatt's kidney transplant. Then a much-despised
hospital colleague turns up dead of an opiate overdose--despite the fact
that she'd never used drugs--and Sarah smells foul play. Her curiosity
and tenacity pull Jackie, once again, into a life-and-death adventure
that neither woman could have expected.

Armed with smarts, tenacity, big hearts, and their raucous senses of
humor, the pair gets the help of a few colorful friends to pursue the
killer and take on the mission in the only style they both know how:
straight on and arm-in-arm as the friends they've always been.

Review Quotes

2023 Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention in General Nonfiction
2023 Series Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist in Genre Fiction
2022 NYC Big Book Awards Winner in Medical Mystery/Thriller
2022 IPPY Awards Bronze Winner in Mystery
2022 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite in Medical Thriller

2021 CIBA Clue Book Award First Place Winner

"There is nothing better than a murder mystery that keeps you guessing right up until the very end, and Match
does exactly that. I loved the way Peele accurately captured the
complexity and beauty of paired-exchange transplantation while keeping
the reader thoroughly entertained."

--Carolyn Light, MPA, Executive Director of Transplant, UCSF

"It is so refreshing and entertaining to read a mystery that accurately
portrays kidney transplantation and the nuances of the paired-exchange
process. A great read!"

--Garet Hil, founder of the National Kidney Registry

"When I first read Cut, I was hooked. Now, with her second book in this series, Match, I have renewed my Amy S. Peele fan club membership! Match will take you on a wild ride of friendship thrust into the world of donor transplants, politics, murder, and survival!"

--Jane Ubell-Meyer, founder of Bedside Reading

"In Match we are plunged back into the unshakable friendship of the characters we met in Cut.
Peele offers a story that is straight from the heart and still manages
to inform us about the world of organ transplantation. A warm and
wonderful read."

--Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, award-winning author of Filling Her Shoes: A Memoir of an Inherited Family

About the Author

Amy S. Peele, is the author of Cut, Match, and Hold, medical mysteries with a mission and a side of humor. Her books have won the NYC Big Book Award, Chanticleer International Book Awards, IPPY, Independent Press Awards, and more. Before becoming a writer, Amy enjoyed a fascinating thirty-five-year career in the organ transplant. She also studied improv at Second City Players workshop for a year. She is, and will always be, a die-hard Cubs fan. You can find out more about her by visiting www. amyspeele.com. Amy resides in Novato, California, with her husband, Mark Schatz, and their loyal dog, Rusty.