- Audio CD
- Publisher: Random House Audio (Mar 2 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553455915
- ISBN-13: 978-0553455915
- Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 209 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,835,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this flawed medical thriller about the marketing of a new drug by veteran writer Palmer (The Sisterhood), one plot twist too many turns a frightening vision of corporate greed into an excuse for prefab heroics. The drug is called Vasclear, a heart medication being developed at the Boston Heart Institute by Newbury Pharmaceuticals. The FDA is being pressured by a Massachusetts senator (who, it turns out, is secretly taking Vasclear himself) to approve the release of the drug. And Vasclear may be the magic wand that can save the life of Jack "Coach" Holbrook, whose health is declining after a quintuple bypass. Coach's son, Brian (an M.D. living at home and working as a rental-car gofer while he recovers from an addiction to painkillers), not only faces the ethical dilemma of stealing the drug if he can't place his father as a test patient but also finds evidence of potentially dangerous side effects?evidence that could derail the drug's release to the public. The characters are sitcom thin, the moral dilemma is barely raised before it's resolved and the inclusion of a Chechen Mafia subplot only serves to transport the story further into an unlikely realm, where otherwise efficient killers do nothing more dangerous than send the hero a threat in the mail and members of drug and alcohol recovery groups know more about pharmaceutical companies than the FDA. Palmer's thriller-friendly prose, pacing and plotting draw readers on here, but, like Vasclear, his novel should have spent more time in development before it hit the shelves.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
A disgraced doctor finds himself working in an experimental program where patients are dying mysteriously.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Slow start- outstanding finish,
By Theresa W (mi, usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Miracle Cure (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know if it was the mood I was in when I started reading this book, but I had a hard time getting involved in the first 50 pages or so. I almost put the book down, but I'm glad I didn't. The book really picked up the pace & suspense after that. Things started really coming together in the last half of the book. Great story, it's my first by Palmer, and won't be my last. Only criticism- characters left a little to be desired.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great medical suspense!,
By A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Miracle Cure (Mass Market Paperback)
After I read 'Side Effects' I was beginning to think that Michael Palmer had lost his touch. Then I read Miracle Cure and my opinion changed right away. This book was interesting right from the beginning. This book was rich with character detail and storyline and medical suspense. A must for any Michael Palmer fan.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellant,
By A Customer
This review is from: Miracle Cure (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the second time that I read this book and will read it again. It is full of suspense and intrigue. A definite read for anyone who enjoys medical thrillers.
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