Brain Storm

 Brain Storm, by Elaine Viets (2016) 305 pages

Angela Richman is a death investigator who has a stroke. While she's recovering, even as her thinking waxes and wanes, she's trying to vindicate Dr. Jeb Tritt, the brash surgeon who saved her life. He is the prime suspect in the murder of another doctor, Dr. Porter Gravois. Dr. Gravois is the smug doctor who sent Angela home from the emergency room, telling her that she was too young to have a stroke. She wasn't, and the stroke would have killed her, if not for the bold surgical intervention of Dr. Tritt.

The author, Elaine Viets, grew up in St. Louis, the setting for this mystery novel. What I had forgotten was that some years ago, Viets herself had had a stroke that nearly killed her. This novel draws upon her experiences during her own health crisis and its aftermath.

I definitely plan to read the other books in this series.