Political Suicide

By Michael Palmer

Political Suicide - Michael Palmer
  • Release Date: 2012-12-11
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 129 Ratings

Description

A massive cover-up gone awry

A prominent physician accused of murder

Uncovering the truth could put the entire country at risk

Dr. Gary McHugh, known around Washington, D.C. as the "society doc," calls his longtime friend Dr. Lou Welcome in a state of panic, certain he is about to be arrested for murder. McHugh was found in an alcoholic blackout in his wrecked car after visiting a patient of his, the powerful Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Elias Colston. Soon after McHugh leaves, Colston's wife returns home to find her husband shot to death in their garage. McHugh has no recollection of committing the crime and no one who would possibly believe in his innocence, other than Lou. As more facts come to light, even Lou has serious doubts. But something about McHugh's story nags at him and as he looks into matters, pieces of the puzzle don't point to his friend's guilt so definitively.

With the help of Sarah Cooper, an ambitious attorney with her own reasons for hating doctors, Lou finds himself at the center of a deadly, high-level conspiracy where the difference between right and wrong is a matter of interpretation, and the words "whatever it takes" have a chilling meaning. If Lou and Sarah don't uncover the real reasons Colston is dead, they may not survive themselves, and the entire country could be at risk for attacks that could destroy the very fabric of national security.
Once again, bestselling author Michael Palmer proves that he is the king of suspense in this page-turning thriller, Political Suicide, set at the crossroads of politics, the military, and medical science.

Reviews

  • Great book, first rate page turner

    5
    By Mrijac
    Michael Palmer has done it again. He has thrust ordinary characters into extraordinary circumstances with surprise outcomes and astonishing twists and turns. I highly recommend this book.
  • Political Suicide

    3
    By Boysmumas
    By boysmumas Not one of Michael Palmers best books. In fact the last two of his books read as if he called them in. In this novel he uses the last several chapters to regurgitate the plot which we can figure out midway through the book. Not much action, just a lot of explanations for the storyline. Boring to say the least.