Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer

Some secrets refuse to stay buried. Especially when the dead can still speak.

Patrick Fort isn’t like other medical students. Obsessed with understanding death since his father’s fatal accident, Patrick sees things others miss—details that whisper of life, truth, and hidden lies. When his class begins dissecting a cadaver, Patrick becomes convinced that the man on his table didn’t die of natural causes.

His tutors dismiss it. His classmates think he’s delusional. But Patrick’s relentless search for answers drags him into a chilling world of deceit, obsession, and a truth far darker than he imagined.

Winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, Rubbernecker is a gripping psychological thriller about morality, mortality, and the fine line between genius and madness. Belinda Bauer crafts a story as haunting as it is brilliant—a darkly funny, deeply human mystery that refuses to let go.