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Obstetrix is a gripping suspense novella about Liz, an obstetrician who gets kidnapped by a cult to provide care to their large contingent of pregnant women and girls. The cult heard about her because she was acquitted of charges for performing an abortion in a state where it's illegal except to save the mother's life, but of course the prosecution argued that the mother would have survived without it.
Kidnapping/hostage stories are always tense, and this one is additionally so because not only is Liz in danger, but so are her patients and a young teenager who's soon to be married off to a particularly sinister adult. Liz has no idea who's in the cult of their own free will and who isn't, so she can't confide in anyone. Books aren't allowed, except for a single Bible that's kept locked up. Liz's only refuge is her memories of her favorite comfort read, an 80s fantasy novel with a kidnapping plot, and her quiet determination to find a way out.
I stayed up till 4:00 AM reading this. There's not a ton of action per se, but the whole situation is so tense that I couldn't stop reading.
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