Expert Witness

It's mid-November and nurse practitioner Elle Larson is gearing up for another quiet Thanksgiving in Charlotte. Twenty-nine, single, and struggling to keep her geriatric care management business afloat, Elle is eager to please when her mentor, attorney Tommy Sumpter, asks her to do a medical evaluation of an elderly client for his upcoming guardianship hearing. Elle's resolve quickly turns to chaos after she arrives at Charlie Blackwell's mansion and finds him comatose from a fentanyl overdose. When she discovers his missing caregiver's dead body later that morning, what started as a typical day on the job quickly becomes the most difficult case of her career. Now Elle must decide if facing an unknown killer is worth securing a fair trial for Charlie-and saving both of their lives.Set against the backdrop of mid-1990s Charlotte, North Carolina, this debut novel by nurse practitioner-turned-author Karen Knutson, is equal parts vibrant and chilling; a smartly written mystery that sheds light on elder abuse in America.

Author: Karen Knutson
Publisher: Warren Publishing, Inc
Published: 05/13/2025
Pages: 298
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9781966343288

About the Author
Knutson, Karen: - KAREN KNUTSON, a writer and former practicing care manager and nurse practitioner, drew on her twenty years as a nurse care manager in Charlotte, North Carolina for her debut novel, Expert Witness. She has a master's degree in nursing, an MBA, and personal experience as an expert witness. Her articles have appeared regularly in national nursing and care management journals. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Aging Life Care (Journal of Geriatric Care Management) from 2005 to 2014, remained on the editorial board until 2016, and now serves on the peer review board. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband and an Airedale terrier named Marty.