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Fatal
by
Michael Palmer (Goodreads Author)
From The Sisterhood, Michael Palmer's first New York Times bestseller, to The Patient, his ninth, reviewers have proclaimed him a master of medical suspense. Recognized around the world for original, topical, nail-biting suspense, emergency physician Palmer'swork has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Now he reaches controversial and startling new heigh...more
Mass Market Paperback, 509 pages
Published
September 30th 2003
by Bantam
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I loved this books as I love all of Michael Palmer's books that I read. As Palmer trained as an ER physician and I'm a medical writer, I ate up all the medical detail, including his hero's performing dicey surgical procedures on the fly. This book follows the adventures of ER doctor Matt Rutledge, who returned to his hometown of Belinda, West Virginia, to marry his high school sweetheart and open a practice. After his wife Ginny dies from an unusual cancer, he starts to suspect that some unus...more
Michael Palmer is a medical doctor with vast experience in Emergency medicine and currently practicing in addiction. He is also the gifted writer.
This novel focuses on lead character Matt Rutledge M.D. Dr. R has been suspicious of mining practices causing fatal disease outbreaks for years.
Another story is that of a new vaccine that is fast tracked through studies to get to market. With the help of the first lady and police chiefs on the take, the drug Omnivax will be administere...more
This novel focuses on lead character Matt Rutledge M.D. Dr. R has been suspicious of mining practices causing fatal disease outbreaks for years.
Another story is that of a new vaccine that is fast tracked through studies to get to market. With the help of the first lady and police chiefs on the take, the drug Omnivax will be administere...more
Linda
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Well what can I say? I had heard a lot about Michael Palmer’s books over the years, so when I found this one in my stacks I picked it up. I was extremely disappointed in this book.
The story starts out with a good premise, the possibility that toxic waste in a mine is causing serious illness in a number of people. Dr. Matt Ruttledge has an axe to grind with the mine owner’s and is bound and determined to prove his theory. When a doctor from Boston comes to town for a friend’s funeral...more
The story starts out with a good premise, the possibility that toxic waste in a mine is causing serious illness in a number of people. Dr. Matt Ruttledge has an axe to grind with the mine owner’s and is bound and determined to prove his theory. When a doctor from Boston comes to town for a friend’s funeral...more
An internist and emergency specialist heads home to marry his high-school sweetheart. His father died while working for the coal mine and now his bride has an unusual cancer and dies. Now his campaign becomes intense aginst the coal company, but he has no proof--at least not yet.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
This was my first Michael Palmer novel. I'd put this into the "cookie cutter thriller" category. Some of the plot was predictable and the story line follows a similar path as 100 other paperbacks I've found lying around but it was an enjoyable read. I would recommend to a friend and will read more from Palmer.
I have read Michael Palmer before and was not disappointed with this one. It was a medical thriller. Some of the plot was very predictable; others not so much. It was a very easy read; good for sitting on the deck in the summer. Now I am off to The Postmistress for book club!
A good story, medical in nature of course, as Palmer is a physician. Each of our three protagonists holds a piece of a jigsaw puzzle that they must solve quickly. Complex and action packed but dialog is simplistic and occasionally juvenile.
Take the stuff about vaccines with a grain of salt. It makes for a good plot but the book was written at the height of "vaccine scare" that turned out to be a combination of junk science and hoaxes. If you can read through all that without getting too distracted then it's a pretty good adventure.
Dr. Matt Rutledge suspects that the local coal mine is behind a series of strange illnesses in his West Virginia town. Grandmother Ellen Kroft fights against a super-vaccine that's about to be implemented as the standard of care. Dr. Nikki Solari mourns the loss of her best friend and travels to West Virginia for her funeral... All of their stories come together as they are thrust into a deadly adventure to find the truth behind the disfiguring disease that's popping up in Belinda, WV. An action...more
Excellent; two doctors work to determine what is causing disfigurement and death in people in a small town, and wind up challenging a new vaccine being pushed by the First Lady
Very interesting info about how tainted water can cause mystery illnesses and how corporations conspire to cover up their mistakes. The main characters are likable and believable.
Fatal is not just a thriller. It offers valuable information on the danger of childhood immunizations to harm children. It also explored mining dangers and toxic chemical spills. It all came together well with plenty of action.
The cave scenes, rather than invoking fear, made me want to go caving again. Seemed disjointed at first but Palmer tied the medical mysteries together well enough.
Oh, I like a good thriller, especially if it has a medical one! I read this while flying back from Europe. It was great distraction and the flight went real fast...
Michael Palmer and Michael Crischton can be depended upon for a good yarn, and possibly a really scary story dealing with medical complications.
Read this book in 2009 and that's the last book of his I read but intend to read some more. Interesting books and he is a good writer.
I liked this book very much. It was enthralling and I liked the characters and the medical twists and turns.
Interesting plot with lots of twist and turns. I read it for the Fall Reading Challenge.
Mohammed al-Safi
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Silly novel about evil doctor who sacrifices people’s lives for profits from vaccination.
I always like a medical thriller and this was based in an unusual locale...West Virginia. Matt Rutledge is a physician with an axe to grind with the local coal mine because he lost his father and wife due to their careless and dangerous ways. Very entertaining.
Medical fiction about the effects of vaccines and environmental toxins
Not quite as good as the first Palmer book I read, Second Opinion
Good beach read. Reminds me of Michael Crichton's books.
Fatal by Michael Palmer (2003)
Good read, enought to keep one turning the pages. Not too many "just taking up space" pages.
I really enjoyed this book
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Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of the forthcoming A Heartbeat Away (2011), The Last Surgeon, The First Patient, The Fifth Vial, The Society, Fatal, The Patient, Miracle Cure, Critical Judgment, Silent Treatment, Natural Causes, Extreme Measures, Flashback, Side Effects, and The Sisterhood. His books have been translated into thirty-five languages. He trained in internal medicine at Boston Cit...more
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