Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Today, Gabe is a country doctor and his friend Andrew has gone from war hero to governor to President of the United States.
One day, while the United States is embroiled in a bitter presidential election campaign, Marine One lands on Gabe's Wyoming ranch, and President Stoddard delivers a disturbing revelation and a startling request. His personal physician has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, and he desperately needs Gabe to take the man's place. Despite serious misgivings, Gabe agrees to come to Washington.
It is not until he is ensconced in the White House medical office that Gabe realizes there is strong evidence that the President is going insane. Facing a crisis of conscience - as President Stoddard's physician, he has the power to invoke the Twenty-fifth Amendment to transfer presidential power to the Vice President - Gabe uncovers increasing evidence that his friend's condition may not be due to natural causes.
Who? Why? And how? The President's life is at stake. A small-town doctor suddenly finds himself in the most powerful position on earth, and the safety of the world is in jeopardy. Gabe Singleton must find the answers, and the clock is ticking....
THE FIRST PATIENT is a thriller focusing on U.S. President Andrew Stoddard's inexplicable descent into periodic insanity and the efforts of his friend, Dr. Gabe Singleton, to discover the cause. Palmer's novel is filled with plot twists and engaging descriptions of nanotechnology. Unfortunately, the story's absurd ending spoils an otherwise great plot and distracts from Phil Gigante's top-notch performance. Stoddard, Singleton, and the book's other key characters are fascinating, and Gigante provides each with a distinctive and memorable portrait. In particular, Gigante's superb depictions of the mentally unstable chief executive and the undercover Secret Service agent who attempts to identify the villains are among the book's highlights. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of twelve previous 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 Massachusetts, where he is best known for his two phantasmagoric cats and three incomparably witty sons. Visit and write him at www.michaelpalmerbooks.com.
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