Michael Palmer’s thriller Extreme Measures [ISBN 0 09 972721 8] is not a bad read as its type goes – sinister medical plots based around money saving schemes in big hospitals – but given the popularity of the topic in USA novels it makes you wonder if the American system is safe ! Given that it is cheaper to finish off the odd patient rather than cure them it could be worrying ! However, the plot is convoluted enough and our innocent hero blunders about giving the reader concern that he won’t make the end of the book. But he does.
Michael Palmer’s thriller Extreme Measures [ISBN 0 09 972721 8] is not a bad read as its type goes – sinister medical plots based around money saving schemes in big hospitals – but given the popularity of the topic in USA novels it makes you wonder if the American system is safe ! Given that it is cheaper to finish off the odd patient rather than cure them it could be worrying ! However, the plot is convoluted enough and our innocent hero blunders about giving the reader concern that he won’t make the end of the book. But he does.
Dr Eric Najaran is a skilled and ambitious young doctor – and this has been noticed. A sinister group of professionals wants him to join their secret cabal – but this means turning a blind eye to terrible things – bodies that go missing, abductions, and a particularly nasty mutilation amongst other stuff. If Eric says no to their advances, it is clear who will be the next victim. Which one of his bosses or colleagues is in this secret group – it could be anyone.
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