The First Patient begins with the presidential helicopter landing on a small ranch in Wyoming. It's President Andrew Stockton coming to ask his old college roommate, Dr. Gabe Singleton, to be his personal physician in the White House. The president is less than candid about his reasons, but Gabe soon discovers that the most powerful man in the world seems to suffer from periodic bouts of insanity. What follows is a fast-paced, action-filled story about government intrigue, medical advances, the 25th Amendment (policy about presidential succession), with some romance and true evil thrown in for good measure. Some of the story is predictable. I saw the resolution about Gabe's past coming a mile away, but the mastermind behind the president's potential demise was a complete surprise to me. Granted the whole premise was pretty far fetched, but Palmer makes it believable and certainly entertaining.
Rating: 4
It SOUNDS like just a fun read. Hadn't heard of it so thanks for the tip!
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