Michael Palmer (novelist)
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Michael Stephen Palmer | |
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| Born | October 9, 1943 |
| Died | October 30, 2013 (aged 70) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Wesleyan University Case Western Reserve University |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, author |
| Employer | Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Grass (divorced) Noelle Shaughnessy (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
Michael Stephen Palmer,
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 adapted into a 1996 film of the same name starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gene Hackman
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Biography
Michael Stephen Palmer was born in
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.[3]
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
drug addiction.[citation needed
]
Side Effects (1985), his second published work, was about the testing of unapproved drugs on a patient in
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.[5]
Palmer married Judith Grass and Noelle Shaughnessy with both marriages ending in divorce. He had three sons—Matthew, Daniel, and Luke.[6] On October 29, 2013, Palmer unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and stroke, dying the next day in New York City.[6] A tribute trail was dedicated to his memory at Red Run Stream Valley Trail in November 2013.[7]
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.
- ^ https://www.michaelpalmerthrillers.com/about-michael-palmer
- ^ Palmer, Michael. "About Michael Palmer". Michael Palmer books. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "About Michael Palmer - Michael Palmer Books". Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ 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
- Palmer's homepage
- Michael Palmer at IMDb
