The Fifth Vial
by Palmer, MichaelEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-11-27
Publisher(s): St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Summary
In Boston, a disgraced medical student is sent to deliver a research paper that could save her careerÂ'¦ In a hospital four thousand miles away, a reclusive scientist, dying from an incurable disease that threatens to make each tortured breath his last, is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of livesÂ--and bring others inestimable wealthÂ'¦ In Chicago, a disillusioned detective is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body. Three seemingly disconnected lives, surging unrelentingly toward one anotherÂ-- and linked forever byTHE FIFTH VIAL
Author Biography
Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of eleven novels of medical suspense, all international bestsellers. In addition to his writing, Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Services, devoted to helping physicians troubled by mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues, and chemical dependency, including alcoholism. In what spare time he has, Palmer is a weight lifter and avid tournament bridge player. He lives in eastern Massachusetts, where he is best known for his two eccentric cats and three terrific sons. Visit and write him at www.michaelpalmerbooks.com.
Table of Contents
From blockbuster author Michael Palmer comes a novel of medical suspense that raises chilling questions: Who ends up with the blood samples you routinely give? What else are they being used for? Why don't you know?
In Boston, a disgraced medical student is sent to deliver a research paper that could save her career… In a hospital four thousand miles away, a reclusive scientist, dying from an incurable disease that threatens to make each tortured breath his last, is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of lives—and bring others inestimable wealth… In Chicago, a disillusioned detective is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body.
Three seemingly disconnected lives, surging unrelentingly toward one another—
and linked forever by THE FIFTH VIAL
“A terrifying vision of the Hippocratic oath gone very wrong.â€â€”Entertainment Weekly
“Palmer taps a real medical issue for storytelling thrills.â€â€”Boston Magazine
“A tale set at the very edge of our medical knowledge. I loved it!â€â€”Tess Gerritsen
In Boston, a disgraced medical student is sent to deliver a research paper that could save her career… In a hospital four thousand miles away, a reclusive scientist, dying from an incurable disease that threatens to make each tortured breath his last, is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of lives—and bring others inestimable wealth… In Chicago, a disillusioned detective is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body.
Three seemingly disconnected lives, surging unrelentingly toward one another—
and linked forever by THE FIFTH VIAL
“A terrifying vision of the Hippocratic oath gone very wrong.â€â€”Entertainment Weekly
“Palmer taps a real medical issue for storytelling thrills.â€â€”Boston Magazine
“A tale set at the very edge of our medical knowledge. I loved it!â€â€”Tess Gerritsen
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