Midwives (1997)

A talented midwife is arrested for murder when she saves a baby by performing a Caesarean section once she believes the mother has died--only to have her assistant insist later that the woman was still very much alive. Told in the mesmerizing voice of the midwife's daughter, Midwives depicts the aftermath of the tragedy.

Author: Chris Bohjalian

Categories: Genre Fiction, Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers