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Critical Judgment
by
Michael Palmer (Goodreads Author),
Samuel Beckett
In the tiny town of Patience, California, newcomer Dr. Abby Dolan has noticed a frightening syndrome among her emergency room patients. It begins with a baffling, seemingly minor set of symptoms, but builds relentlessly until it plunges its victims into insane, murderous rages. As she searches for clues to this deadly mystery, Abby's superiors make it clear her probing i...more
Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
Published
December 29th 2010
by Bantam
(first published 1996)
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I had to remind myself that this book was written in 1996, or some of what would be stupid moves was actually not dumb, due to the technology not being what it is today. Dr. Dolan follows her boyfriend from the San Francsico area to a small town so he can work at Colstar, the premier battery plant in the area. After signing on for ER duties, she quickly learns some patients are presenting with symptoms that have no cause or logical reason for the sickness. As she begins to compile data to deter...more
A female ER Physician moves to a small company town in North Central California following her Engineer gentleman friend who had gone to work for the company. There she discovers patients who are apparently suffering from cadmium poisoning and, as a result, who are committing increasingly violent acts against real and imagined enemies. The more she learns about the causes, the more she uncovers about the company, the Hospital with which she is affiliated and the people running both. There is ...more
This is a good, solid read. Michael Palmer's story about a female doctor who moves to a town with her fiance. She is employed in the emergency room and comes across patients tht she has no idea what is happening to them. At the same time her fiance is showing indications of the same thing and she wonders if his employer could somehow be involved. Then, the rest of the story.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
I enjoyed the intrigue of this - some of the medical stuff was a bit complicated for me and some of the decisions weren't realistic. (And I worked out the ending!) I was keen to find out what happened next so I guess that means I got caught up in the story. I've not read anything by this man before - I'd read more.
This was a great book. Kind of like something Robin Cook would write, about the medical field...mystery in the hospital. YIKES! Possible cadmium poisoning by a company that is making batteries "up on the hill" and seems to have the whole town "in its pocket."
Also pretty good. Fast-paced. Some far-fetched conspiracy ideas--goveernment wants chemical/biological weapons tested on humans with antidote to see if they work. To be a good medical thriller, it doesn't have to go that far.
If you like medical thrillers, this is the book for you. The book is a fast-paced mystery with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end. Another winner from Michael Palmer!
The ending was incredible...did not see that coming!! Probably should have, but the ending was by far the best part. I am definitely becoming a Michael Palmer fan....
Very Good; Woman emergency doctor moves to small Ca. town with boyfriend and discovers testing of chemical weapons through MRI (author of Sisterhood)
Good read....interesting concept....the basics were a bit predictable and easy to figure out.
When a big city doctor follows her lover to small town American, she soon discovers just what being in a small town means. No matter how great of a doctor she is, she must save face and try not to burst any of the egos. Very much out of her element she soon discovers that the entire town is involved in some type of cover up that is causing mysterious diseases throughout the town. As Ally goes on a wild goose chase trying to help the one she loves, there are obstacles at every angle and the town ...more
Another good medicall thriller author :)
Uneven plotting.
Another fun medical thriller.
Really good book, quite the page turner. The ending was a little too abrupt for my taste, but all-in-all I really enjoyed it.
A few pages into this one, I realized I had read it a long time ago. Not worth re-reading.
As always, Mr. Palmer wrote a highly suspenseful and entertaining novel.
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Tried 2 different times to read this one. Just kept getting lost in the medical jargon and found I didn't really care for the characters. Not the book for me.
Kept you guessing up to the end...I love those kinds of books.
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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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