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Book Review of The First Patient

The First Patient
The First Patient
Author: Michael Palmer
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Another pageturner from Michael Palmer. Not as medically driven as some of his earlier books. The First Patient adds political intrigue and nanotechnology to the mix. With echoes of Michael Crichton, The First Patient is a fast paced thriller about President Drew Stoddard and his college friend, Gabe, now a doctor in the west. Drew hires Gabe as his personal physician after his current official doctor disappears during a presidential health crisis (and a reelection campaign.) Conspiracies and secrets abound in this quick read.