THE LAST SURGEON

Book ID/图书代码： 06830010B35461

English Summary/英文概要： Michael Palmer’s latest novel pits a flawed doctor against a ruthless psychopath, who has made murder his art form. Dr. Nick Garrity, a vet suffering from PTSD—post traumatic stress disorder—spends his days and nights dispensing medical treatment from a mobile clinic to the homeless and disenfranchised in D.C. and Baltimore. In addition, he is constantly on the lookout for his war buddy Umberto Vasquez, who was plucked from the streets by the military four years ago for a secret mission and has not been seen since.

Psych nurse Gillian Coates wants to find her sister’s killer. She does not believe that Belle Coates, an ICU nurse, took her own life, even though every bit of evidence indicates that she did—every bit save one. Belle has left Gillian a subtle clue that connects her with Nick Garrity.

Together, Nick and Gillian determine that one-by-one, each of those in the operating room for a fatally botched case is dying. Their discoveries pit them against genius Franz Koller--the highly-paid master of the “non-kill”—the art of murder that does not look like murder. As Doctor and nurse move closer to finding the terrifying secret behind these killings, Koller has been given a new directive: his mission will not be complete until Gillian Coates and Garrity, the last surgeon, are dead.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 紐約時報暢銷書作者、醫學懸疑小說大師邁全新力作！

四件謀殺, 三樁事故, 兩起自殺, 唯一僅剩下…最後的ㄧ名醫生.
尼克.加里蒂是一名心理內科醫生，早年在阿富汗服役期間，他所屬的戰地醫院曾遭到了自殺式炸彈的襲擊，雖然他成功地死裏逃生，但卻因此患上了PTSD(創傷後精神緊張性障礙症)。在退伍之後，尼克轉而在巴爾的摩街頭的一間流動診所工作，懸壺濟世，為無家可歸的窮人施以援手。
除了救死扶傷外，尼克還要騰空打探戰友伯特.瓦斯克的下落…四年前，伯特被美國軍方徵召去執行一項秘密任務，自此音訊全無。
同時，吉麗安.科茨也正在找尋著謀殺她姐姐的真凶。
儘管幾乎所有的線索都顯示，重症監護病房護士貝拉.科茨是死於自殺，但吉麗安卻深信背後定有隱情。
順著貝拉所留下的蛛絲馬跡，吉麗安最終找到了尼克處。於是，兩人決定聯手去揭開謎團之後的真相，但隨著調查的深入，這對搭檔的處境也正變得愈發兇險。
因為他們的對手是一個名為弗朗茨.克勒的職業殺手，冷酷無情且極度病態的他，甚至將謀殺奉為一種藝術。而這次克勒又從雇主那裏獲得了最新的指示：用尼克和吉麗安的性命，為這場殺戮畫上最後的句號…(Andy & Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：In this anemic medical thriller from bestseller Palmer (The Second Opinion), former trauma surgeon Dr. Nick Garrity, who suffers from PTSD as the result of a suicide attack on his field hospital in Afghanistan, is now in charge of the Helping Hands RV, a mobile clinic that plies the streets of Baltimore offering medical aid to the homeless. Meanwhile, a high-priced hit man starts to commit a series of murders, his first victim being Belle Coates, a nurse in Charlotte, N.C. When Belle’s sister, Jillian, who lives in Virginia, searches for her sister’s killer, she finds a connection to Nick. Several missing homeless men lead everyone to a massive plot involving high-level politicians and a secret CIA program. The action is all fairly predictable, the characters off-the-shelf, and the writing, if not exactly purple, at least mauve: A guttural, primal scream exploded from Nick’s throat as he crouched by the body. 250,000 first printing. (Feb.) ---From Publishers Weekly

Palmer’s best novel in years is a highly suspenseful story that begins with a murder staged to look like a suicide and ends with the exposure of a far-reaching conspiracy. The three central players are Jillian Coates, a nurse who refuses to believe her sister would kill herself; Nick Garrity, a physician still haunted by the disappearance of his best friend three years ago; and Franz Koller, a ruthless hired killer who has several victims to dispatch, only none of them can look like murder. Palmer cleverly teams up Nick and Jillian, uniting them in a common purpose: to find out how Jillian’s dead sister and Nick’s missing friend seem to have come in contact with one another. Palmer keeps his two leads—and us, too—in the dark for a good portion of the book, dispensing the occasional tantalizing hint of some horrible secret lying just below the surface. When we discover the truth behind the mystery, we’re shocked and exhilarated and bewildered, all at the same time. Palmer has always spun a good yarn, but this one is more compelling and features more engaging characters than some of his recent efforts. ---David Pitt, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： MICHAEL PALMER is the author of fourteen previous novels of medical suspense, all international bestsellers. In addition to his writing, Palmer is 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 lives in eastern Massachusetts.
本書作者邁克爾.帕爾默(MICHAEL PALMER)，總共寫了十四本醫學懸疑小說，皆暢銷於海外。
除了文學創作之外，帕爾默還在美國麻塞諸塞州醫學協會的醫師健康中心擔任副主任。

Format:MASS MARKET TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：

原文第一章内容：暂无

手稿：暂无

大纲：暂无