Resistant, Michael Palmer
Resistant, Michael Palmer
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Resistant
A Novel

Author: Michael Palmer

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/20/2014


Synopsis

They kill without conscience or remorse. They are the most ruthless enemy we have ever faced. And they are one millionth our size...Prepare to be shocked-and mesmerized-by Resistant, the latest novel of thrilling medical suspense from New York Times bestselling author Michael Palmer.

When Dr. Lou Welcome fills in last minute for his boss at a national conference in Atlanta he brings along his best friend, Cap Duncan. But an accident turns tragic when Cap injures his leg while running. Surgeons manage to save the leg, but the open wound is the perfect breeding ground for a deadly microbial invader committed to eating Cap alive from the inside out. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, a teenaged girl is fighting for her life against the same bacteria. The germ is resistant to any known antibiotic and the government scientist tasked with finding a cure has been kidnapped. Turning to the Centers for Disease Control for help, Lou Welcome uncovers a link to a shadowy group known as One Hundred Neighbors that has infiltrated our society and is using our health institutions as hostages. Like the deadly germs they can unleash, One Hundred Neighbors will stop at nothing to further their agenda. From the hospital corridors where anything you touch can mean your end, to the top corridors of power in this race against time, Lou must stop an epidemic, save his best friend, and face even his own most terrifying demons.

From the New York Times bestselling author comes another heart stopping thriller that will make you look at the world around you in a new and frightening way.

"When you open the pages of a Michael Palmer novel, you know you are in the hands of a pro." -The Huffington Post

About Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer (1942-2013) wrote internationally bestselling novels of medical suspense, including The First Patient, The Second Opinion, The Last Surgeon, A Heartbeat Away, Oath of Office and Political Suicide. His book Extreme Measures 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.

About Robert Petkoff

Robert Petkoff has won multiple AudioFile Earphones awards for his acclaimed narrations. He was named Best Voice of Fiction & Classics for his reading of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale. His other narration credits include Oath of Office by Michael Palmer, Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman, and books by David Foster Wallace.Petkoff has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in theaters across America and Europe.  He has worked in television and film. His theater credits include Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in the Broadway production of Anything Goes, Perchik as part of the Tony-nomianted cast of Fiddler on the Roof, and Hubert Humphrey in the Tony award-winning play All the Way. He has also had numerous roles in television on shows such as Law and Order and Married with Children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on February 23, 2017

I really liked this series until I read this book, which I think is the last book in the series. The character development in this series, I feel wasn't done so well. I have loved every book by Michael Palmer and loved every book that he wrote until I read this one. I did enjoy certain parts but it......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 02, 2023

3.5 stars In this 3rd book in the 'Dr. Lou Welcome' series, Dr. Welcome is in a race against time to find a cure for a horrific man-made microbe. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** An organization called the "Society of One Hundred Neighbors", which has exactly 100 members, wants to control t......more

Goodreads review by Tina on February 05, 2014

Dr. Lou Welcome is a recovering drug and alcohol addict who is now an ER doc in D.C. His best friend and sponsor, Cap, is a longtime friend who has helped him through the worst times of his life. While Lou and Cap are at a medical conference in Atlanta they decide to go trail running. When Cap is hu......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on January 23, 2017

Based on the book's blurb and the couple of chapters I had read in advance of my vacation, I brought this book along with me expecting a entertaining and thrilling read as I had come to expect from Michael Palmer. Unfortunately, the cringe worthy character descriptions and dialogue and blatant politi......more

Goodreads review by Ray on May 01, 2014

It is bittersweet to have to review a novel by one of my favorite authors that was released posthumously. RESISTANT is the final novel written by the great Michael Palmer who died unexpectedly last fall For decades, Palmer established himself as a top-notch writer of primarily medical thrillers. One......more