The Devil’s Ledger
Inspired by real EMS calls and the cold calculations driving modern healthcare.
A paramedic uncovers the truth about a broken system that is choosing who lives.
And who doesn’t.
A burned-out medic stumbles onto a lethal truth: an AI algorithm that is quietly deciding who gets saved and who gets written off. When he learns he’s been flagged, the clock starts. Drawn from real EMS calls and the raw chaos of the front lines, this isn’t just a thriller. It’s a blunt-force reckoning with a system where formulas outrank humanity and every page leaves a bruise.
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Why I wrote this book:
For over a decade, I worked on the front lines of emergency medicine, responding to violence, trauma, and decisions that had to be made in seconds, often with imperfect information and limited resources. That experience didn’t just shape how I see people. It shaped how I see systems.
My work explores what happens when healthcare stops being human and starts being optimized. When software, metrics, and profit quietly influence who gets help first…and who gets flagged as expendable.
The Devils’ Ledger is a medical techno-thriller inspired by real EMS calls, real operational pressures, and the uncomfortable math behind modern healthcare. It’s fiction, but only barely.
If you’re drawn to grounded thrillers, moral tension, and stories that ask hard questions about the systems we trust with our lives, you’re in the right place.
The Real Stories Behind the Fiction
From Blog to Book:
The Devils’ Ledger was born from a decade spent on the streets of Denver as a paramedic—and from the raw, unfiltered stories that I shared on my blog, Rocky Mountain Medic. What started as a personal outlet to process trauma, burnout, and the dark humor of EMS life evolved into something bigger: a glimpse behind the curtain of public safety, and eventually, the spark for this novel.
Many of the scenes in The Devils’ Ledger are rooted in real calls, real patients, and real moments that haunted me long after shift change. While the conspiracy and thriller elements are fiction, the emotions are not. The fear, the exhaustion, the moral conflict—that’s all real.
This book isn’t just a story. It’s a tribute to the medics, nurses, and first responders who carry the weight of other people’s worst days… and still show up. If you’ve ever read the blog, you’ll see the fingerprints of those true stories throughout this book.
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