The Deepest Fake

Daniel Kalla

Simon and Schuster

“I don’t think there is such a thing as a typical day,” Daniel Kalla confesses. “That’s one of the things about being an ER doctor. No two days are the same for us.”

But that’s not the whole story in Kalla’s case. He can scarcely be called your “typical” emergency room doctor — not when he’s also found the time to write 16 cunningly crafted thrillers that enjoy a growing international following.

So how does this Vancouver physician manage two contrasting careers? Kalla explains it this way: he’s accustomed to the “chaotic” circumstances under which an ER doctor must work — “and to be honest, my writing reflects that,” he adds.

At 59, he’s no longer working full time in the ER. But when he does, “I work a lot of time off hours, so it’s

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