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Natural Causes
by
Michael Palmer (Goodreads Author)
Dr. Sarah Baldwin races to a Boston hospital with a young woman whose normal labor has suddenly become a matter of life and death. As she struggles to save both mother and baby, she doesn't know that two other women have already died under horrifying identical circumstances. And so begins Sarah's own nightmare, as she learns that the prenatal herbal vitamins she prescribed...more
Mass Market Paperback, 496 pages
Published
January 5th 2011
by Bantam
(first published 1994)
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I am a M. Palmer fan. He is kind of like the John Grisham of medical thrillers. Easy to read without going overboard on complicated medical jargon.
I decided to go with an earlier work with Natural Causes (his fourth or fifth book) and found the same steam as his more recent novels. I will be reading a few more in the coming weeks as part of my exploration into the writing of Michael Palmer.
This novel involved a surgeon named Sarah who, by the looks of things, was getti...more
I decided to go with an earlier work with Natural Causes (his fourth or fifth book) and found the same steam as his more recent novels. I will be reading a few more in the coming weeks as part of my exploration into the writing of Michael Palmer.
This novel involved a surgeon named Sarah who, by the looks of things, was getti...more
Almost too complicated, villian-riddled plot thrills!
We're fans of Palmer and have read most of his booklist, now standing at ten novels. We like his ability to describe medical complexities in plain enough terms to get us through but with plausible enough premises that the scare factor heightens his suspenseful storylines. "Natural Causes" continues in this vein as pregnant women start losing their babies and dying themselves from a rare blood disorder. Is it being caused ...more
We're fans of Palmer and have read most of his booklist, now standing at ten novels. We like his ability to describe medical complexities in plain enough terms to get us through but with plausible enough premises that the scare factor heightens his suspenseful storylines. "Natural Causes" continues in this vein as pregnant women start losing their babies and dying themselves from a rare blood disorder. Is it being caused ...more
Took me a while to get into this. I don't know if the thickness of the book played with my mind or what, but at one point over the weekend I questioned whether I should continue. Palmer's reputation as an author whose books I enjoy is what kept me motivated, and once I got in about 100 pages it was smooth sailing until the end.
I felt there could have been more character development in the book. So many people were introduced and given just enough suspicious traits to make the reader wonder...more
I felt there could have been more character development in the book. So many people were introduced and given just enough suspicious traits to make the reader wonder...more
A gripping medical novel that kept me sitting on the edge of my seat!! Page after page I was intrigued with the nightmare which Sarah finds herself caught up in.
From back cover:
"Dr. Sarah Baldwin races to a Boston hospital with a young woman whose normal labour has suddenly become a matter of life and death. As she struggles to save both mother and baby, she doesn't know that two other women have already died under horrifying identical circumstances. And so begins Sa...more
From back cover:
"Dr. Sarah Baldwin races to a Boston hospital with a young woman whose normal labour has suddenly become a matter of life and death. As she struggles to save both mother and baby, she doesn't know that two other women have already died under horrifying identical circumstances. And so begins Sa...more
I finished this book last night, and I am kind of pissed at what a let down it was. This book hooked me from the first few pages. It was so interesting that I couldn't put it down. About three quarters of the way through the author must have had visions of a Hollywood thriller. The characters are thrown in to evermore implausible and stupid situations. The plot went from amazingly believable to eye-rollingly awful. Think Bourne Identity on top of James Bond layered with Mission Impossible....more
I actually liked this book, even though it reminded me a lot of the movie, "Extreme Measures," which was based on another novel by this author. There was quality action, suspense, and, of course, a surprise villian at the end. My only hope is that all his books aren't written the same way. I may go back to this author sometime again in the future to check out more medical thrillers.
This is the first Palmer book I've read, and it was okay. There were some twists and turns to keep me reading, a little action and romance. However, before I was halfway through the book I knew how it would end and knew the villain would be one of two people. The only thing that kept me reading was in the details. I would probably read another of his books though, if only for a second chance.
Another good who done it medical story, but I fear that all of his books are starting to have the same plot. Reminds me of "House"...some bizarre patient shows up, some doctor is puzzled, there is the obligatory romance that develops between said doctor and someone involved in the case, and then at the end it is a shock who really did it.
Like his other books, Natural Causes is a very suspenseful medical thriller that addresses an ethical question in medicine--this one about the ethics of using complementary/alternative therapies. As a medical writer, I love all the medical information he so deftly weaves into the books.
A mildly entertaining medical thriller involving alternative medicine and viruses.
By the way, I was annoyed every time I saw the word venipuncture spelled with an 'a'.
By the way, I was annoyed every time I saw the word venipuncture spelled with an 'a'.
Another book that's entertaing, ala Sheldon, etc., but before you reach the end you know whats going to happen.
Michael Palmer is very good at what he does. This book is a fast paced read that I didn't want to put down.
Michael Palmer tem uma escrita que prende, é sempre um prazer!( Mortes Naturais )
Excellent!!!
My favorite Michael Palmer book. Love medical mysteries.
This book was a great thriller. The book focused on a female doctor who uses alternative medicine in her medical practice and the tribulations she faces when 3 of her patients die during child birth. A fantastic read that kept me guessing! A little romance to lighten some scenes but over all a great page turner.
Total page turner.
This was a decent mystery. Quite clean (not a lot of profanity/graphic sexual descriptions). The characters were pretty believable and well-rounded for the most part. The book moved a little slow at first, but picked up quickly.
This was an intense medical thriller with lots of twists and turns. Just when I thought I knew what caused the problems, Palmer deftly took the story in a new direction.
It was ok. Not my favorite of the few Michael Palmer stories I've read. It was easy to guess parts of the ending. But, it wasn't a bad over-all read.
Michael Palmer writes excellent medical thrillers. I haven't read anything from him that I didn't like.
Another well thought-out medical thriller. An enjoyable 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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