Side Effects [Paperback]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Side Effects [Paperback]

Product Details

Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Bantam (January 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553276182
ISBN-13: 978-0553276183
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : Michael Palmer
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

Yes - his books seem to following the typical formula/recipe for medical mystery thriller - BUT, each of the eight paperbacks of his books I finished in record time and couldn't get enough of them! After reading the first one "Silent Treatment" I ordered the other seven to read too! Yes, I too am fairly good at guessing the next "thing" that will occur in mystery books that I read - but I am pretty good at doing so with mystery movies and TV series too - so this is nothing new to me. I have to say that I have also passed on his books to friends and family to read and they are just as captivated by his writing ability and plots as I have been! They are a good, exciting, fast read and if that is what you are after you won't be disappointed - give his books a shot - I certainly did - and I'm not in the least bit disappointed that I did.

I am a complete medical thriller junkie. I hardly ever read the more "mainstream" fiction/thrillers that are written, but I will always read a medical thriller. Michael Palmer's Side Effects does not disappoint. This is, in fact, the first novel I've read by Palmer, and I will definitely take the opportunity to do so again.
The plot was really interesting, I think the characters were well-developed and real, and the "action" scenes were exciting. Palmer can take real life and make it that much more interesting by throwing in controversy and conflict. The relationship between Kate and her husband was a real relationship, and I was glad to see her husband fight so much in the end to save Kate's life and career.
If you're into medical thrillers, then I would recommend this book for sure.