Political Suicide

With "Political Suicide," Palmer returns to his likable protagonist, Lou Welcome, from his prior novel, "Oath of Office." Only, you don't necessarily have to listen to "Oath of Office" first, as "Political Suicide" tells a new story. Palmer does, sometimes, fetch afar for his plots; and I am hoping that he has done so, again, with this one. I don't want to believe that a plot like this one could actually be hatched in the upper echelons of power. Without giving away any surprises -- in deference to those who don't like "spoilers" -- this story deals with a despicable way of leveling the playing field in the war on terror. Medicine -- Palmer's usual theme -- plays only a subsidiary part here, demonstrating Palmer's gradual move toward the political-thriller genre. Some of the characterizations in "Political Suicide" do stretch credibility a bit -- like lawyer Sarah Cooper's sudden transformation from nasty to nice -- but the cute plot twist at the end of the story ameliorated that weakness to a certain extent for me. As with "Oath of Office," narrator Robert Petkoff does a good job reading us "Political Suicide," clearly distinguishing all the characters from one another with different voices and accents. If you like thrillers, and don't mind suspending disbelief just a bit, I recommend "Political Suicide" to you.

Medical mysteries are not usually my preference, however Dr. Welcome does not seem to fit into a medical mystery. He is more of a detective. I find him to be a very likable character along with Cap his AA sponsor. I enjoyed this book and I will try the next one.

I reserve 4-Stars and 5-Stars for the "I can't put them down page turners" This is not in that category, but I did find it an interesting premise.

Probably would not recommend as there are so many better options.

I have read other books by Palmer and was not disappointed.

This novel was more on the macho side and less on the cerebral side. The characters were not well developed. Some of the medical information in the book was wrong.

Great audiobook! The storyline was perfect. I love Michael Palmer's writing style. The narrator was very good also. Very enjoyable and highly recommended!

Showing again the tenacity, resourcefulness and perserverence of an ER Doc, Michael Palmer has given us another thriller.

The keen analysis by Dr. Lou Welcome when describing the motive to Papa Steve.

Everything

Yes.

Bring on more stories about Dr. Welcome!

Yes: This book has amazing details. As a medical anthropologist I love details given in this book. Creates a well-layered story. Fringe and the President on a high-level. More realistic much more detailed than ANY tv-show. Brilliant from first to the very last page. A priviliege!

The great details and the smart plot.

I won't spill, it does involve the V.P

A political chaos.

The hero, Dr. Louis Welcome, is incredible. He puts himself in remarkably dangerous situations to help a mere acquaintance. Really? He sheds light on baffling mysteries by engaging in research that any competent law firm would engage in -- so why, exactly, aren't the lawyers doing it? He is able to outmaneuver an elite military unit (the green berets on steroids) -- well, how elite can this unit be, if a middle aged ER doc can break into their facilities? All in all, in-credible.

It's unlike any I've read previously.

For the most part. Although I have to honestly say that the subject matter was very
disturbing to me.

I might. It was just ok though, not great writing or storyline. The characters were a little juvenile or maybe underdeveloped.

It was not very believable.

No but the reading was really good, better than the story itself

Better than listening to the radio, I drive an hour each way to work.