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The Sisterhood
by
Michael Palmer (Goodreads Author)
Inside Boston Doctors Hospital, patients aredying. In the glare of the operating room, theysurvive the surgeon's knife. But in the dark, hollowsilence of the night, they die. Suddenly,inexplicable, horribly. A tough, bright doctor will risk hisvery life-to dedicated young nurse unknowinglyholds the and the answers. Together they willdiscover that no one is from......more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
December 1st 1994
by Bantam
(first published 1982)
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Summary: One by one, patients at Boston Doctors Hospital survive delicate surgery, only to die shortly thereafter--mysteriously and horribly. No one knows why--except the Sisterhood, nurses bound together by a secret pledge to end human suffering--nurses with warped, deadly intentions.
A "Sisterhood" of nurses planted in hospitals all over the country. Their purpose is to end the life of people with hopeless causes, who live in agony every day because their doctors just won't let them die.
This no...more
A "Sisterhood" of nurses planted in hospitals all over the country. Their purpose is to end the life of people with hopeless causes, who live in agony every day because their doctors just won't let them die.
This no...more
Fine first novel medical thriller by another Mass General MD...
A friend gave us the old "if you like Robin Cook, you'll love Michael Palmer." Close enough - a medical thriller for sure, Palmer ironically was a contemporary of Cook at Massachusetts General, and has practiced since as an MD for some 20 years. Somehow he found time to start writing, and although his first book didn't make the cut, he got a commission for The Sisterhood, copyrighted in 1982. At the pace of about one each two years,...more
A friend gave us the old "if you like Robin Cook, you'll love Michael Palmer." Close enough - a medical thriller for sure, Palmer ironically was a contemporary of Cook at Massachusetts General, and has practiced since as an MD for some 20 years. Somehow he found time to start writing, and although his first book didn't make the cut, he got a commission for The Sisterhood, copyrighted in 1982. At the pace of about one each two years,...more
When an organized group medical personnel get caught administering euthanasia due to a rigorous autopsy, those in charge decide to let the blame all on an innocent doctor. As his career begins to implode he fights back as best he can. When one of the nurses decides to come forward as an act of conscious, the bodies begin to add up.
This was a quick read with predictable plot. There is some discussion of the moral dilemma in keeping people alive at the end of life in pain and against their wishes...more
This was a quick read with predictable plot. There is some discussion of the moral dilemma in keeping people alive at the end of life in pain and against their wishes...more
This particular book had the plot twist of a doctor who had been an alcoholic and drug user, who got rehabilitated and was finally accepted back at a large hospital--similar to another book I have recently read. Thia doctor gets into trouble when a terminal patient dies, though the deed has been done by a nurse who is a member of the Sisterhood, a group which plays God and deals with euthanasia, or just plain revenge. It starts out slowly, but gets rather exciting in the last third.
An interesting commentary on euthenasia. The author goes so far as to call it that rather than to keep referring to it as mercy killing. It also puts the main question of where the line is drawn for this kind of thing into focus. It was a good story. I had some of it figured out and other parts not so much, so it was as predictable as what I thought it was going to be. Some of it didn't contribute much to the overall story. I'd recommend it.
I do love a good medical mystery. I found this concept very frightening. Making a decision to end mecical treatment on yourself is one think but it sure is awful to consider that the nurses taking care of you would decide that for you, and then try to pin it on your doctor! This was the first Michael Palmer book I read...I now have a new author in my library.
A very suspenseful book. You are always guessing about who can be trusted and how things will turn out for the main characters. You want the two main characters to end up together but you can't see any way that they can when you think one of them will be going to jail for murder.
Excellent, excellent story. I don't know when this was written, but my best guess would be the early 80s. A bit dated in some ways, but very tightly put together. I polished this one off in about two days. I'm thinking I may need to go back and read some of Palmer's other older titles.
I forgot who gave this to me, but they knew I was a sucker for Robin Cook medical thrillers. Though I'm not sure I need to seek out more of Michael Palmer's work, it was good and engaging. The topic was particularly interesting to me, and there was a bit more sexuality than Robin Cook's. But I'd say if you like Robin Cook this is a good one to also try.
My first Michael Palmer book was "First Patient" which led me to start his novels from the first one and hopefully through the series. While it's a medical/crime mystery, what I enjoyed most was the character development. While I hope future stories might move a little faster, I hope they also have the rich well defined characters. A good read overall.
I really really didn't like this book, and I wanted to. The premise is good, the writing is good...but by the middle of the first chapter, I knew who the 'good' guys and the 'bad' guys were and the rest was pretty easy to figure out. If it weren't for Palmer's writing, I would have put it down after the first chapter. I kept waiting for some kind of twist that never happened.
My gosh, this writer never runs out of unique medical thriller plots. Regret tht soon I'm going to have read all his books. Hope he's writing right now !
The story is OK, but tedious at times -- had to skim though some parts. Audio book read by J Charles; not on my list of recommended readers.
A bit predictable but still with a few surprises. Murder mystery in hospital/medical setting makes for a good audiobook.
A bizarre, scary concept that was presented with too many characters and name changes for me. I enjoyed reading it, but by the end, I was still pretty confused and not sure who was who.
Nurses (female) killing patents for some feminist agenda. They get it on the end.
Very slow start, things didn't seem to take off until 2/3 of the way through the book.
You won't want to stay in a hospital--not that anyone wants to stay anyway.
Enjoyable read.
Author worked in our E.R. at the time. Nice guy.
Author worked in our E.R. at the time. Nice guy.
gripping thriller; It was hard to tear myself away at times.
Interesting slant on an old debate thrown into a who done it design.
Michael Palmer no seu melhor!( A Irmandade de Enfermeiras )
First book by Dr. Palmer---excellent story!
A smart, intelligent thriller!
Very good story. Liked the author's ability to keep me guessing!
Grade: D+
Utter crap, entirely.
Utter crap, entirely.
Loved it!!! Could not put it down!!!
Great medical thriller!
I think this is his best work
Not as good as some of his other books, but an intersting topic of nurse assisted suicide
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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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