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Silent Treatment
by
Michael Palmer (Goodreads Author)
In his five bestselling novels, from The Sisterhood to Natural Causes, physician Michael Palmer has drawn on years of firsthand emergency-room experience to create the drama of a frighteningly authentic world--a world where the line between medicine and murder is scalpel-thin.Now, in his most harrowing suspense novel yet, Palmer reveals how the power to heal can become a l...more
Paperback, 480 pages
Published
February 1st 1996
by Bantam
(first published 1995)
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I do obviously enjoy these books--great way to pass the time. But the format is always the smae--high-level conspiracy, trusted figure is involved, healthy patients become sick. This was one of the better ones, with the secret life of a doctor's wife. The roundtable of insurance executives ordering people killed whose medical claims would exceed $500k--quite unbelievable.
Medical mystery. Fun quick read. This one is about a husband who's wife goes in for a surgery and is murdered. He is then blamed for the murder and his whole life begins to unravel. It is set with a bad rap for insurance companies. Hopefully what happens in this book, never happens in real life! Still, I enjoyed the book and like this author.
Palmer is an amazing author but naughty... I don't watch rated R movies and this ended up being a rated R book. I had to skip a couple promiscuous chapters and edit out some swearing. I wouldn't recommend it to those who don't like rated R media. But unfortunately, the book was really fantastic and very suspenseful!!!!
i really enjoyed this one!
it was my first by michael palmer... im not really into medical thrillers, but the pacing and plotting were great
he's a very talented writer.... he sometimes goes a bit over the top with his medical descriptions, but it doesn't distract from the story too much
highly recommended!
it was my first by michael palmer... im not really into medical thrillers, but the pacing and plotting were great
he's a very talented writer.... he sometimes goes a bit over the top with his medical descriptions, but it doesn't distract from the story too much
highly recommended!
Michael Palmer
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I enjoyed the book, and the plot is good. But the grammar is atrocious! There were so many spelling mistakes that I threatened to throw the book out numerous times. Fortunately the story line is much better than the spelling.
The book is amazing in its own way. You cannot help imagine hollywood / bollywood actors enacting the roles. Its a perfect script for anyone looking for a lucky break. Nicely written and well thought of.. just a few cliches, like the drunk woman who plays the lead and the other detective.. but it all works fine. The end also fits in like a movie's end. I had expected a better way to end it but nonetheless a good read till the end.
A doctor framed for his wife's murder by another clever Doctor. A secret societ killing people in hospitals for monitary benefits. A promising premise but the narration isnt that gripping. There was a small twist which was kinda expected and the book travelled in familiar lines in few places but in some places the narration was excellent. Overall a ok read..
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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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