The Second Opinion - Softcover

Palmer, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312937768 ISBN 13: 9780312937768

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Struck down by a hit-and-run driver, one of the world's most respected doctors lies comatose in the ICU unit of Boston's Beaumont Clinic. No one thinks he will survive. Two of his children believe treatment should be stopped. But his daughter Thea refuses to give up hope--and begins to suspect a cover-up. As a brilliant physician who left the hospital to work with the poor, Thea knows all too well the hidden agendas and personal conflicts that lurk beneath the surface of an elite medical center. When a late-night hospital intruder is identified as a professional killer, Thea is convinced her father's accident was no accident--and someone plans to finish the job...

Who would want to kill a man who saves lives--and why? The answers, Thea fears, are locked deep inside the mind of the only living witness--her father--a man who cannot move or speak. Until the flutter of a single eyelid provides him the means to communicate...and offers Thea a terrifying glimpse into an unfathomable conspiracy.

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Review:

“A heart-pounding medical thriller...satisfying, expertly paced [with] enough suspense to keep readers happily turning the pages.”—"Boston"" Globe"

“The novel is not merely a thriller but also an exploration of its central character’s unique gifts and her determination to communicate with her comatose father despite overwhelming odds. Another winner from a consistently fine writer.”—"Booklist"

“A splendid novel.”—" Globe and Mail" (Canada)

"A heart-pounding medical thriller...satisfying, expertly paced [with] enough suspense to keep readers happily turning the pages."--"Boston"" Globe"

"The novel is not merely a thriller but also an exploration of its central character's unique gifts and her determination to communicate with her comatose father despite overwhelming odds. Another winner from a consistently fine writer."--"Booklist"

"A splendid novel."--" Globe and Mail" (Canada)

A heart-pounding medical thriller satisfying, expertly paced [with] enough suspense to keep readers happily turning the pages. "Boston Globe"

The novel is not merely a thriller but also an exploration of its central character's unique gifts and her determination to communicate with her comatose father despite overwhelming odds. Another winner from a consistently fine writer. "Booklist"

A splendid novel. "Globe and Mail (Canada)""

A heart-pounding medical thriller satisfying, expertly paced [with] enough suspense to keep readers happily turning the pages. Boston Globe

The novel is not merely a thriller but also an exploration of its central character's unique gifts and her determination to communicate with her comatose father despite overwhelming odds. Another winner from a consistently fine writer. Booklist

A splendid novel. Globe and Mail (Canada)

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"A heart-pounding medical thriller...satisfying, expertly paced [with] enough suspense to keep readers happily turning the pages." --Boston Globe

"The novel is not merely a thriller but also an exploration of its central character's unique gifts and her determination to communicate with her comatose father despite overwhelming odds. Another winner from a consistently fine writer." --Booklist

"A splendid novel." --Globe and Mail (Canada)

Book Description:

There's more at stake than his life...

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312937768
• ISBN 13: 9780312937768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420