Echo Heron, born Echo Ruah Salato in

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is an author of

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, mysteries and

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. She is also a critical care

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and an activist for patients' and nurses' rights. Her first book, ''Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse'', was published by Atheneum in 1987 and quickly found a place on the New York Times' bestseller list.A TALK with Echo Heron
, at ''Nurseweek''; by Anne Federwisch; December 5, 1997; retrieved July 6, 2011

Bibliography

;Non-fiction *''Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse'' (1987) *''Condition Critical: The Story of a Nurse Continues'' (1994) *''Tending Lives: Nurses On the Medical Front'' (1998) * ''Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room'' (2015) * ''Mooshie: Life With an Unconventional Cat'' (memoir) (2021) ;Fiction *''Mercy'' (1992) ;Historical fiction *''Noon at Tiffany's: An Historical, Biographical Novel'' (2012) ;Mysteries *''Pulse'' (1998) *''Panic'' (1998) *''Paradox'' (1998) *''Fatal Diagnosis'' (2000)

References

External links

Official site
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