Two Michael Palmers in a row! This time, Michael Palmer brings up the issue of the policies of health maintenance organisation (HMO) and its effects on the medical profession, gratifying or otherwise.
Greed, money and power were the underlying factors in the biggest healthcare industry takeover to take place in 21st century America. When wealthy and high-powered CEOs from large healthcare companies were murdered one by one, Dr Will Grant found himself right in the middle of it. A member of the Boston chapter of the Hippocrates Society, Dr Grant was determined to fight for the life and death issues of patients than to allow managed health care companies to control the decisions that affect the delivery of care. Suddenly, in one horrible moment, his personal and professional lives were destroyed and he fought against time to track down the killers before the killers could get to him. With the help of rookie detective Patty Moriarity, he set out to decipher a cryptic message left by the killers on the victims' bodies. Who could he trust? Who was his enemy and who was his friend? Who turned out to be the vigilante?
This book flows from one page to the next and is totally absorbable. Some moments are over the top but one can expect that in fiction; it usually means the hero or protagonist is not killed off before she/he could come to a big finale. I usually pride myself on knowing who the killer is before the end of the book but in this book, I was absolutely unprepared! What do you think? Were you able to figure out who the bad people were? In conclusion, I feel that the debatable issue of managed healthcare is put across quite succintly and this issue is important to us all. I always enjoy a book written by people who know what they are writing about and Michael Palmer undoubtedly falls into that category!
Rating: 3/5 (Enjoyable)
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