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The Patient: a fast-moving medical thriller that will keep you guessing...

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Patient: a fast-moving medical thriller that will keep you guessing...
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Palmer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Thriller/suspense
Adventure
ISBN/Barcode 9781784757250
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Cornerstone
Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
Publication Date 12 December 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Another riveting thriller from Arrow's master of suspense This exciting, graphic and pacy thriller from the pen of Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Palmer is jam-packed with twists and turns and nail-biting tension. Fans of Michael Connelly, Peter James and Robin Cook will not be disappointed. 'Gripping and fresh...wrenchingly scary' -- Publishers Weekly 'Palmer brings his fascinating ER procedural knowledge to a fast-paced narrative.' -- San Francisco Chronicle 'Manages to scare the socks off the reader' -- Toronto Globe and Mail 'Brilliant book.' -- ***** Reader review 'Terrifying plot - keeps you on the edge of your seat.' -- ***** Reader review 'Awesome' -- ***** Reader review 'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** A RUTHLESS KILLER. A DEADLY DILEMMA. Gifted and highly respected, Dr Jessie Copeland is about to revolutionise the field of neurosurgery with her ground-breaking bio-engineering invention. Claude Malloche is suffering from a brain tumour, beyond the treatment of existing medical practice, and only Dr Copeland and her new technique can save him. But Malloche is the mysterious and ruthless killer holding the Boston hospital where Jessie works, and the city, to ransom. If Jessie fails to cure him, hundreds of innocent people will die... But if she succeeds, will Malloche only disappear once more to continue his deadly work?

Author Biography

Michael Palmer spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of emergency medicine and is currently an associate director of addiction medicine in Massachusetts. He can be contacted at www.michalepalmerbooks.com