Silent Treatment Author:Michael Palmer In his five national bestsellers, Michael Palmer has drawn listeners into a frighteningly realistic world where the line between medicine and murder is scalpel-thin. Now, in a no-holds-barred tale of medical intrigue, Palmer introduces the most terrifying physician since Hannibal Lechter, and delivers a listening experience that will keep your p... more »ulse racing from beginning to end.
Silent Treatment
Michael Palmer
Dr. Harry Corbett heads to the hospital to visit his wife, Evie, scheduled for surgery the next day, and finds, much to his shock, that Evie is dead. The police suspect homicide. Their only suspect is Harry.
Harry is unprepared for the stunning revelations that follow: his bright, beautiful, highly ambitious wife was leading a double life. But what secret was explosive enough for her to die for?
When the killer strikes again, tauntingly murdering one of Harry's favorite patients, Harry is certain of one thing: the killer, moving undetected through a busy urban hospital, could only be another doctor.
Desperately, Harry probes deeper, following the only clue Evie left, and finds a sinister pattern that threatens hospital patients throughout the city. Dr. Harry Corbett is engaged in a life-and-death battle of wits with a chillingly efficient monster. And until this monster is unmasked, no patient is safe from his lethal silent treatment.
Michael Palmer has done it again, delivering a gripping thriller and revealing how the power to heal can become a license to kill.« less
Excellent! "With his wife, Evie, scheduled for surgery the next morning, Dr. Harry Corbett goes to the hospital for what he hopes will be a quiet evening of reconciliation... only to find his wife shockingly, inexplicably dead. The police suspect homicide and their only suspect is Dr. Harry Corbett". Another wonderful Palmer story line.
This is a pretty good medical thriller. Dr. Harry Corbett's wife dies on the eve of brain surgery and as she is ready to leave him for another staff doctor. Ruled a homicide, Dr. Corbett finds himself not only the prime suspect but the only suspect. He must unravel the mystery behind the evil insurance comglomerate that is knocking off expensive patients. A good thriller, but Palmer, like most thriller writers, abandons suspense for an over-the-top, unbelievable action-packed climax. The ending was contrived but I still give the book a thumbs up.
