Palmer once claimed he never wanted to be a writer. He did not think he had much "flair" for it, even though he read in his spare time. In 1978, he read Robin Cook's medical thriller Coma (1977). Palmer thought if Cook, also a Wesleyan graduate could write a novel, then he could too. When not writing, he worked part-time at Massachusetts Medical Society.[3] Before he began work on his first published novel, The Sisterhood, about euthanasia, Palmer was practicing treatment of drug addiction.
Side Effects (1985), his second published work, was about the testing of unapproved drugs on a patient in NaziGermany, but his most famous novel proved to be Extreme Measures (1991), in which a promising young doctor is threatened by a hospital elite after discovering the body's criminal acts. A selection of his other books include: Natural Causes (1994), about a holistic doctor who prescribes medicine that actually kills patients; Miracle Cure (1998), about a drug for heart disease that actually is very dangerous because of its side effects; and Extreme Measures (1991) on which the eponymous 1996 thriller film starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gene Hackman is based. Palmer married Judith Grass and Noelle Shaughnessy with both marriages ending in divorce. He had three sons—Matthew, Daniel, and Luke.[4] On October 29, 2013, Palmer unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and stroke, dying the next day in New York City.[4] In Palmer's memory, a tribute trail was named in his honor at Red Run Stream Valley Trail in November 2013.[5]
Novels
The Sisterhood (1982)
Side Effects (1985)
Flashback (1988)
Extreme Measures (1991)
Natural Causes (1994)
Silent Treatment (1995)
Critical Judgment (1996)
Miracle Cure (1998)
The Patient (2000)
Fatal (2002)
The Society (2004)
The Fifth Vial (2007)
The First Patient (2008)
The Second Opinion (2009)
The Last Surgeon (2010)
A Heartbeat Away (2011)
The Deal (2013)
. . . Dr. Lou Welcome series:
1 Oath of Office (2012)
1.5 On Call (novella) (2012)
2 Political Suicide (2013)
3 Resistant (2014)
Trauma (2015, with Daniel Palmer)
Mercy (2016, with Daniel Palmer)
The First Family (2018, with Daniel Palmer)
References
^"Suspense writer Michael Palmer dies at age 71". Associated Press. October 31, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
^Vitello, Paul (November 7, 2013). "Michael Palmer, Doctor Who Became Top Author, Dies at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
^Palmer, Michael. . Michael Palmer books. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ abMarquard, Bryan (November 3, 2013). "Michael Palmer, 71; physician wrote medical thrillers". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
^Palmer, Daniel (November 22, 2013). "Michael Palmer Tribute Trail". Facebook. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Michael Palmer novelist news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Stephen Palmer M D October 9 1942 October 30 2013 was an American physician and author His novels are often referred to as medical thrillers 1 Some of his novels have made The New York Times Best Seller list and have been translated into 35 languages One Extreme Measures 1991 was adopted into a 1996 film of the same name starring Hugh Grant Sarah Jessica Parker and Gene Hackman Michael Stephen PalmerBornOctober 9 1942Springfield Massachusetts U S DiedOctober 30 2013 aged 71 New York City New York U S EducationWesleyan UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityOccupation s Physician authorEmployerMassachusetts Medical SocietySpouse s Judith Grass divorced Noelle Shaughnessy divorced Children3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Novels 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditMichael Stephen Palmer was born in Springfield Massachusetts on October 9 1942 to Milton and May Palmer He grew up with two younger sisters Donna and Susan 2 Palmer graduated from Wesleyan University in 1964 with a pre med major and with sort of a Russian minor He then went to Case Western Reserve University for medical school Palmer trained in internal medicine at Boston City Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Palmer once claimed he never wanted to be a writer He did not think he had much flair for it even though he read in his spare time In 1978 he read Robin Cook s medical thriller Coma 1977 Palmer thought if Cook also a Wesleyan graduate could write a novel then he could too When not writing he worked part time at Massachusetts Medical Society 3 Before he began work on his first published novel The Sisterhood about euthanasia Palmer was practicing treatment of drug addiction Side Effects 1985 his second published work was about the testing of unapproved drugs on a patient in Nazi Germany but his most famous novel proved to be Extreme Measures 1991 in which a promising young doctor is threatened by a hospital elite after discovering the body s criminal acts A selection of his other books include Natural Causes 1994 about a holistic doctor who prescribes medicine that actually kills patients Miracle Cure 1998 about a drug for heart disease that actually is very dangerous because of its side effects and Extreme Measures 1991 on which the eponymous 1996 thriller film starring Hugh Grant Sarah Jessica Parker and Gene Hackman is based Palmer married Judith Grass and Noelle Shaughnessy with both marriages ending in divorce He had three sons Matthew Daniel and Luke 4 On October 29 2013 Palmer unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and stroke dying the next day in New York City 4 In Palmer s memory a tribute trail was named in his honor at Red Run Stream Valley Trail in November 2013 5 Novels EditThe Sisterhood 1982 Side Effects 1985 Flashback 1988 Extreme Measures 1991 Natural Causes 1994 Silent Treatment 1995 Critical Judgment 1996 Miracle Cure 1998 The Patient 2000 Fatal 2002 The Society 2004 The Fifth Vial 2007 The First Patient 2008 The Second Opinion 2009 The Last Surgeon 2010 A Heartbeat Away 2011 The Deal 2013 Dr Lou Welcome series 1 Oath of Office 2012 1 5 On Call novella 2012 2 Political Suicide 2013 3 Resistant 2014 Trauma 2015 with Daniel Palmer Mercy 2016 with Daniel Palmer The First Family 2018 with Daniel Palmer References Edit Suspense writer Michael Palmer dies at age 71 Associated Press October 31 2013 Retrieved June 2 2020 Vitello Paul November 7 2013 Michael Palmer Doctor Who Became Top Author Dies at 71 The New York Times Retrieved November 7 2013 Palmer Michael About Michael Palmer Michael Palmer books Archived from the original on July 29 2019 Retrieved February 27 2014 a b Marquard Bryan November 3 2013 Michael Palmer 71 physician wrote medical thrillers The Boston Globe Retrieved November 3 2013 Palmer Daniel November 22 2013 Michael Palmer Tribute Trail Facebook Retrieved November 22 2013 External links EditPalmer s homepage Michael Palmer at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Palmer novelist amp oldid 1107211945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
