POLITICAL SUICIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 06830013B61891
English Summary/英文概要： 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 “society doc,” 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, Colston’s 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 McHugh’s story nags at him and as he looks into matters, pieces of the puzzle don’t point to his friend’s 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 “whatever it takes” have a chilling meaning. If Lou and Sarah don’t 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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 迈克尔的第18部惊悚小说。
帕尔默的畅销系列小说《就职宣誓》中的卢•维勒康姆大夫。回归到了这部令人心悸有余的医疗恐怖小说中。一个绝望电话使卢大夫卷入了一场与加利•麦克休有关的丑闻和谋杀案中。这起事件已经在首都远近闻名，使其成为了一位“社会名人”。卢通过与医师健康办公室一起协作，对这位有着短暂性昏厥的酒鬼麦克休一直进行着长期的监管。 麦克休对他自己的康复一直毫不在意，几乎不大出席嗜酒者互助协会的座谈会。但卢看到了他的变化，并且二个人成为了朋友。现在，麦克休在拜访了他的一位患者，有权有势的国会议员伊莱亚斯•科尔斯敦，美国众议院军事委员会的主席之后，被发现不省人事于一起车祸中。不久之后，麦克休在医院的急诊室里醒了过来，科尔斯敦的妻子在回家时，发现丈夫被射杀于车库内。于是她向警方坦白了她刚了断了与麦克休的长期婚外情。
关于麦克休的某些传闻，卢相信有一些是真实的，这位国会议员在他昏厥前，已经遇害了。卢同意配合警方要弄清真相，他坚信自己的这位朋友有可能是在被逼无奈的情况下，而出于无奈的动机和方法，直至一个来自高层的致命阴谋逐渐付出水面之时，卢对于案件信息的深究，将使他成为下一个枪靶。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：当你翻看迈克尔•帕尔默的小说时，您知道自己会无法释手。这位纽约时报的畅销小说作家知道如何运用跌宕曲折的情节来让整个故事生动起来，直到读者在故事的结尾处才会有着如释重负的感觉。在帕尔默的这本新书《政治自杀》里也是如出一辙。在这一季里，帕尔默让自己首部颇受大众喜爱的小说《宣誓就职》中的卢大夫再度回到读者面前。再次成功地描述了一位自己被控谋杀好友的，试图证明自己清白的正义大夫维勒康姆。
维勒康姆接到了来自朋友兼大夫格雷•麦克休那里的一个电话，麦克休曾有一些嗜酒问题，而且曾和维勒康姆一同在医师康健中心共过事。现在他觉得自己很可能会因谋杀国会议员伊莱亚斯•科尔斯敦而遭逮捕。麦克休在拜访了科尔斯敦之后，在回家的途中遭遇了车祸。而科尔斯敦的尸体被承认自己和麦克休有过婚外情的妻子发现。事态的发展看起来对麦克休好像不妙。他唯一的希望就是相信他无罪的维勒康姆。
在这本书中不仅只有一件简单的谋杀案，还夹杂着军队中的秘密。当维勒康姆深入调查科尔斯敦的死亡原因时，他扯出了与之相关的一支奇怪的精英士兵队伍。这个被称为“螳螂”组织，他们的座右铭是“不计一切代价”。当维勒康姆发现这句话的真正意味时，这三个词呈现出一种不祥的语气。
除了强势回归的维勒康姆，和他的女儿艾米丽和他在《就职宣誓》中的拳击手朋友凯普，帕尔默还向我们介绍了两位新的迷人的故事人物。一个是萨拉•库珀，一位爱慕卢的勇敢律师。第二个是一位盲目地帮助卢和萨拉洗清麦克休罪名的新闻女记者。这二位女性为故事频添了强有力的色彩。
读者将沉浸在帕尔默的故事情节中。随着每页增加的一个新的故事人物延伸出一段新的剧情发展。这是一部最佳的动作悬疑读物。
"This is a definite keeper!" -- Amy Lignor in a review for Suspense Magazine
"It’s a must-read for fans of political intrigue." -- The Fort-Worth Star Telegram
"Michael Palmer once again delivers an adrenaline-pumped political and medical action thriller... Palmer fans will not be disappointed in this suspenseful and realistic, fast-paced whodunit." -- The Jewish Journal
"When you open the pages of a Michael Palmer novel, you know you are in the hands of a pro. This author knows how to weave a plot and keep the action coming, and the readers know it won’t all fall apart at the end. Such is definitely the case with Palmer’s latest book, Political Suicide." -- The Huffington Post
About the Author/作者介绍： 迈克尔•帕尔默是十七部畅销医疗政治悬疑小说作品的作者。 他的第18部医疗政治惊悚小说，《政治自杀》，将于2012年12月11日发行。除了写作之外，帕尔默还是马萨诸塞医疗社会医师卫生业务的副主任，该机构致力于帮助医生一同解决有着精神疾病、身体疾病、行为问题和药物依赖的病患摆脱这方面的困扰。目前他定居在马萨诸塞东部。MICHAEL PALMER, M.D., is the author of seventeen novels of medical suspense, all international bestsellers. His books have been translated into thirty-five languages. In addition , 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 New England.
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