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T he Patient byMichael Palmer Century 324 pages, April 2000 ISBN 0712679987 Reviewed by our South African Editor, Merilyn Tomkins adams.west@saol.com - Adams Bookshop, Durban, SA Michael Palmer, best selling author of MIRACLE CURE, has written another gripping and riveting medical thriller that pulses with excitement, tension and edge-of-the-seat drama as Dr. Jessie Copeland, faces a dreadful dilemma - what do you do to save the life of a merciless and ruthless killer who, if cured, will go on to kill, and kill again? Dr. Jessie Copeland is a gifted and respected neurosurgeon at one of Boston's leading hospitals. Like every doctor, she has taken the Hippocratic Oath and is sworn to do whatever she can to save the lives of those who come to her for treatment. Dedicated to her work and to her patients, working long hours, she is also at the forefront of developing a ground-breaking technique that will revolutionise brain surgery forever. Claude Malloche is suffeirng from a brain tumour that Jessie and the new technique are ideally fitted to treating. But Malloche is a mysterious and ruthless killer, and he is holding both the hospital and the city to ransom. If Jessie fails, hundreds of innocent people will die. If she succeeds, Malloche may disappear once more to continue his deadly work. FBI agent Alex Bishop has spent five years trying to track down The Mist as Malloche is known to his hunters. He is responsible for Alex's brother's death and Alex is on a mission, almost alone, to track down Malloche and bring him and his evil cohorts to justice. An excellent read, especially for those who love medical thrillers. |
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