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Book Review of The Second Opinion

The Second Opinion
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Helpful Score: 2


Thea rushes home when her father is struck in a hit-and-run accident and sustains severe cranial damage as well broken bones, etc. The youngest of 5 children, she is apparently the one her father trusts. They are a large Greek family and all but one is a physician of some sort. The children want to "unplug" Dad but Thea believes it is not yet time. In a bizarre twist of events, she learns that his accident was not "accidental" but intentional. Her father is barely able to communicate with her using eye blinks but she learns enough and sets out to find the truth. She is nearly killed herself and the body count continues to rise. As usual, Michael Palmer wrote another medical thriller with enough details for his reader to understand but not overwhelm. I was a little disappointed with the ending - I felt there were loose ends left open and I hate that.