A massive cover-up gone awry
A prominent physician accused of murder
Uncovering the truth could put the entire country at risk
Dr. Gary McHugh, known around Washington, D.C. as the âsociety doc,â calls his longtime friend Dr. Lou Welcome in a state of panic, certain he is about to be arrested for murder. McHugh was found in an alcoholic blackout in his wrecked car after visiting a patient of his, the powerful Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Elias Colston. Soon after McHugh leaves, Colstonâs wife returns home to find her husband shot to death in their garage. McHugh has no recollection of committing the crime and no one who would possibly believe in his innocence, other than Lou. As more facts come to light, even Lou has serious doubts. But something about McHughâs story nags at him and as he looks into matters, pieces of the puzzle donât point to his friendâs guilt so definitively.
With the help of Sarah Cooper, an ambitious attorney with her own reasons for hating doctors, Lou finds himself at the center of a deadly, high-level conspiracy where the difference between right and wrong is a matter of interpretation, and the words âwhatever it takesâ have a chilling meaning. If Lou and Sarah donât uncover the real reasons Colston is dead, they may not survive themselves, and the entire country could be at risk for attacks that could destroy the very fabric of national security.
Once again, bestselling author Michael Palmer proves that he is the king of suspense in this page-turning thriller, Political Suicide, set at the crossroads of politics, the military, and medical science.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Mystery
- Amateur Sleuths
- Mystery
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Author : Palmer, Michael
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2012-12-11
Number Of Pages : 355
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0312587554
ISBN-13 : 9780312587550
Item weight : 1.25 lb
Dimensions : 1.5 in x 6.5 in x 9.2 in
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