Resistant by Robert Petkoff

Resistant

A Novel

Robert Petkoff, Michael Palmer, Macmillan Audio

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 5, 2015

They kill without conscience or remorse.

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Who it’s for
A high-stakes medical thriller pairs an elusive infection with a threat to public health institutions.
Genres
Medical Thrillers, Terrorism Thrillers, Medical Fiction
Published
St. Martin's Press, May 5, 2015

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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-byResistant, the latest novel of thrilling medical suspense fromNew York Timesbestselling author Michael Palmer. Dr. Lou Welcome never could have imagined what a sports injury would mean for his best friend, Cap Duncan.

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Surgeons manage to save Cap's shattered 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 microbe. The germ is resistant to any known antibiotic-and the government scientist tasked with finding a cure has beenkidnapped. And time has already run out... "Of all [Palmer's] novels, this one has the most ambitious plot...and one of the best action scenes to ever appear in a medical thriller."-Associated Press Turning to the Centers for Disease Control for help, Lou uncovers a link to the Society of One Hundred Neighbors, a terrorist organization whose members are holding our own health institutions hostage. Like the microbe itself, One Hundred Neighbors will stop at nothing to further its agenda. Now, from the hospital corridors where anything you touch can mean your end to the top corridors of domestic power in this war against humanity, Lou must put an end to a terrifying epidemic-if it doesn'tkill him first. "When it comes to inventive plots for medical thrillers, nobody does it better than Michael Palmer."-Huffington Post This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

Medicine Under Pressure

A high-stakes medical thriller pairs an elusive infection with a threat to public health institutions.

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  • Medical suspense where an antibiotic-resistant threat raises the stakes
  • A thriller that connects hospital danger with national security

Expect

  • Urgent suspense across personal and national stakes
  • A tense blend of medicine and terrorism

Where it sits

Medical Thrillers100%
Terrorism Thrillers78%
Medical Fiction56%

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Publisher categories

  • Medical Thrillers
Authors
Robert Petkoff, Michael Palmer, Macmillan Audio
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
May 5, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Medical Thrillers