Having spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of emergency medicine, this author sets his high-octane thrillers amid the skulduggery and corruption of the medical professions, pharmaceutical, big money, hospitals, that sort of thing which makes for a fascinating backdrop to his action. It is all pretty scary stuff.
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About The Society
The wealthy and powerful CEO of a large health care company is found brutally murdered. She is not the first to die – nor will she be the last… A vicious serial killer is on the loose, and the victims have one thing in common: they are all high-profile executives in the healthcare industry. As a member of the Hippocrates Society, Dr Will Grant is fighting to reclaim the medical profession from the many companies profiting wildly from controlling the delivery of care.
The wealthy and powerful CEO of a large health care company is found brutally murdered. She is not the first to die – nor will she be the last… A vicious serial killer is on the loose, and the victims have one thing in common: they are all high-profile executives in the healthcare industry. As a member of the Hippocrates Society, Dr Will Grant is fighting to reclaim the medical profession from the many companies profiting wildly from controlling the delivery of care.
But the doctor's determination has attracted a dangerous zealot, and soon Will finds himself both suspect and victim, a pawn in a deadly endgame. Alongside detective Patty Moriarity, Will sets out to track down the killer.They have little to go on except for a cryptic message that grows longer with each murder:
a message Grant and Moriarity must decipher if they are to save themselves becoming the next victimsÃ
‘Gripping suspense, likeable heroes and hateful villains keep the pulse pounding’ Publishers Weekly
‘Guaranteed to terrify anyone… Dynamite plot… fast-paced and engrossing’ Washington Post
Author
About Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer's books have been translated into over 35 languages. Michael spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of emergency medicine, and is currently an associate director of addiction medicine in Massachusetts.
The wealthy and powerful CEO of a large health care company is found brutally murdered. She is not the first to die – nor will she be the last… A vicious serial killer is on the loose, and the victims have one thing in common: they are all high-profile executives in the healthcare industry.
The Society features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Society was written by Michael Palmer and published by Arrow Books Ltd
The Society has 496 pages
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