I received an ARC of this book with thanks to Catapult via NetGalley.

We follow a surgeon and his clinic located in a rural village of India, when one evening a family that have been violently murdered presents to the clinic and explains their opportunity at a second chance of life if the surgeon can mend their wounds before the sun rises. Throughout the book we discover how he came to work in the village as well as how this second chance was presented to the murdered family.

I found the backstory of the surgeon to be incredibly interesting which helped with an understanding toward his nature, but I wanted more backstory from the murdered family. It didn't feel in depth enough, whilst what we did receive was very husband-centric and I found myself wanting more dialogue and perspective from the wife. I found the ending slightly abrupt. It felt a little convenient and marginally rushed.

A book with an intriguing premise, atmospheric prose and well written (especially the surgical scenes).