{"product_id":"the-fifth-vial-paperback","title":"The Fifth Vial - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Boston, a disgraced medical student is sent to deliver a research paper that could save her career... In a hospital four thousand miles away, a reclusive scientist, dying from an incurable disease that threatens to make each tortured breath his last, is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of lives--and bring others inestimable wealth... In Chicago, a disillusioned detective is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree seemingly disconnected lives, surging unrelentingly toward one another--\u003cbr\u003eand linked forever by \u003cb\u003eTHE FIFTH VIAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom blockbuster author Michael Palmer comes a novel of medical suspense that raises chilling questions: Who ends up with the blood samples you routinely give? What else are they being used for? Why don't you know?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Boston, a disgraced medical student is sent to deliver a research paper that could save her career... In a hospital four thousand miles away, a reclusive scientist, dying from an incurable disease that threatens to make each tortured breath his last, is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could save millions of lives--and bring others inestimable wealth... In Chicago, a disillusioned detective is hired to determine the identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious marks on his body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree seemingly disconnected lives, surging unrelentingly toward one another--\u003cbr\u003eand linked forever by \u003cb\u003eTHE FIFTH VIAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrifying vision of the Hippocratic oath gone very wrong.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Palmer taps a real medical issue for storytelling thrills.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tale set at the very edge of our medical knowledge. I loved it!\"--Tess Gerritsen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (1942-2013) wrote internationally bestselling novels of medical suspense, including \u003ci\u003eThe First Patient\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Heartbeat Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOath of Office\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eExtreme Measures\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a movie starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman. His books have been translated into thirty-five languages. Palmer earned his bachelor's degree at Wesleyan University, and he attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University. He trained in internal medicine at Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals. He spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of internal and emergency medicine. In addition to his writing, Palmer was 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 lived in eastern Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240403583225,"sku":"9781250230485","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YUtDS0ZkaEEyNm4xWWorZ0ljODhpdz09.webp?v=1768570231","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-fifth-vial-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}