Miracle Cure

The master of medical suspense takes you to prestigious Boston Heart Institute, where some patients are dying to get well....

After a troubled past, Dr.  Brian Holbrook has been given a second chance to prove himself.  At state-of-the-art Boston Heart Institute, he's been chosen to join the medical team testing a new miracle drug.  The initial results are so promising that Brian pushes to get his father—who suffers from a dangerous heart condition—accepted into the study.

But Brian is beginning to suspect his superiors are hiding something.  Why are crucial records disappearing? Why did a patient making startling progress suddenly die? Is the miracle drug a prescription for death? The answers could cost Brian more than his career.  For at Boston Heart Institute, knowing too much is the quickest way to the morgue.

From the bestselling author of Extreme Measures comes another breathtaking tale of medical horror and suspense. When Dr. Brian Holbrook discovers that a revolutionary new heart medication produces some serious side effects, he decides to blow the whistle. By doing so, however, Holbrook has placed his life in serious peril. There are those who have invested enormous amounts of money in the drug's development and will do anything to see their product reach the open market -- including kill. á

Associated Press

Packs plenty of heart-stopping action.

MICHAEL PALMER is the author of fourteen 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. He lives in eastern Massachusetts.