MystereBooks: The First Patient by Michael Palmer, Now at a Special Price

MystereBooks is pleased to feature The First Patient by Michael Palmer, now available at a special price, courtesy of the publisher, St. Martin's Press.

Michael Palmer trained in internal medicine at Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals, spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of internal and emergency medicine. His first published medical thriller, The Sisterhood in 1994, was set inside a fictional Boston hospital and featured a secret society of nurses dedicated to mercy killing. He now spends his time split between writing and working 20 hours a week as an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society's physician health program.

The ebook format of The First Patient, the author's thirteenth thriller, was priced at $2.99 from the listed vendors (below) as of the date and time of this post. Prices are subject to change without notice. The price displayed on the vendor website at the time of purchase will be the price paid for the book. Please confirm the price of the book before completing your transaction.

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The First Patient by Michael Palmer
A Medical Thriller
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Today, Gabe is a country doctor and his friend Andrew has gone from war hero to governor to President of the United States. One day, while the United States is embroiled in a bitter presidential election campaign, Marine One lands on Gabe's Wyoming ranch, and President Stoddard delivers a disturbing revelation and a startling request. His personal physician has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, and he desperately needs Gabe to take the man's place. Despite serious misgivings, Gabe agrees to come to Washington. It is not until he is ensconced in the White House medical office that Gabe realizes there is strong evidence that the President is going insane. Facing a crisis of conscience — as President Stoddard's physician, he has the power to invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment to transfer presidential power to the Vice President — Gabe uncovers increasing evidence that his friend's condition may not be due to natural causes.

Who? Why? And how? The President's life is at stake. A small-town doctor suddenly finds himself in the most powerful position on earth, and the safety of the world is in jeopardy. Gabe Singleton must find the answers, and the clock is ticking …

    

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