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Fatal

By: Michael Palmer
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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From The Sisterhood, Michael Palmer's first New York Times bestseller, to The Patient, his ninth, reviewers have proclaimed him a master of medical suspense. Recognized around the world for original, topical, nail-biting suspense, emergency physician Palmer'swork has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Now he reaches controversial and startling new heights in a terrifying tale of cutting-edge microbiology, unbridled greed, and murder, where either knowing too little or trusting too much can be FATAL.

In Chicago, a pregnant cafeteria worker suffering nothing more malevolent than flulike symptoms begins hemorrhaging from every part of her body. In Boston, a brilliant musician, her face disfigured by an unknown disease, rapidly descends into a lethal paranoia. In Belinda, West Virginia, a miner suddenly goes berserk, causing a cave-in that kills two of his co-workers. Finding the link between these events could prove FATAL.

Five years ago, internist and emergency specialist Matt Rutledge returned to his West Virginia home to marry his high-school sweetheart and open a practice. He also had a score to settle. His father died while working for the Belinda Coal and Coke Company, and Matt swore to expose the mine’s health and safety violations.

When his beloved Ginny succumbed to an unusual cancer, his campaign became even more bitterly personal. Now Matt has identified two bizarre cases of what he has dubbed the Belinda Syndrome--caused, he is certain, by the mine’s careless disposal of toxic chemicals. All he needs is proof.

Meanwhile, two women, unknown to one another, are drawn inexorably to Belinda, into Matt’s life--and into mortal danger. Massachusetts coroner Nikki Solari comes to attend the funeral of her roommate, killed violently on a Boston street. Ellen Kroft, a retired schoolteacher from Maryland, seeks the remorseless killer who has threatened to destroy her and her family.Three strangers--Rutledge, Solari, and Kroft--each hold one piece of a puzzle they must solve, and solve quickly. If they don’t, it will be far more than just their own lives that are at risk.

Michael Palmer has crafted a novel of breathtaking speed and medical intricacy where nothing is as it seems and one false step could be FATAL.© 2002 Michael Palmer; (P) 2002 Books on Tape, Inc. Medical & Forensic Thriller & Suspense Medicine Suspense Medical Genre Fiction

Critic reviews

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THE PATIENT
“The Patient might be [Palmer’s] most riveting book yet, leaving hardly enough time to take a breath.”
—The Denver Post

“The Patient is what Die Hard movies are made of: brilliantly nasty terrorists hectoring innocent folks, with only a wisecracking lone wolf to forestall.”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MIRACLE CURE
“A highly entertaining tale of greed and medicine run amok.”
—Chicago Tribune

“Packs plenty of heart-stopping action.”
—Associated Press

CRITICAL JUDGMENT
“Wrenchingly scary...Palmer is reaching the top of a demanding craft.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Palmer [brings] his fascinating ER procedural knowledge to a fast-paced...narrative.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

SILENT TREATMENT
“Guaranteed to terrify anyone who...has reason to step inside the doors of a hospital....Dynamite plot...fast-paced and engrossing.”
—The Washington Post

“Palmer owes this reviewer about three hours of sleep spent reading this can’t-put-it-downer. You are cautioned...don’t start this one at 10 at night.”
—The Washington Times
Intriguing Storyline • Unexpected Twists • Great Narration • Multiple Subplots • Medical Thriller • Fabulous Job

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Performance was too monotone, but story is great! Real exciting, interesting, fast moving, and intense!

Great Book!

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I have never struggled with one of his books before but this is like someone else wrote it. Or maybe his voice, either way it's hard to stay awake. It dragged and it took me a long time to figure out what it was about. no banner start, just barely simmered

not his best

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I am so sorry Michael Palmer has passed one. He is one of my favorite authors. He knows how to tell a story and always surprises you at the end. Lots of twist & turns in this one how any of them manage to live through the situations they were put in. Now maybe I can get some sleep, this
Is a can’t put down book.

Another Great Book Can’t put down

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I love to read Michael Palmer's books. Just love the medical suspense he has to offer!

Keeps you on your toes!

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Doctors, coroners, miners, moonshiners, bikers, a statistician, pharmaceutical companies, a grandmother involved in vaccination issues, and the president's wife -- these lives are bound to come together at some point, don't you think? And what in the world can toxic chemicals from a mining operation have to do with vaccinations and yet another virus with African origins? Michael Palmer does his usual masterful job of weaving all these threads into a fasicinating action thriller. So it's totally unrealistic: it's a great read/listen.

And, for the record, the arguments for and against mandatory immunizations are thought-provoking and reasonably balanced.

As for the recording, Palmer does a very nice job on the reading.

Far-fetched, but just try to put it down

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