Mercy / Daniel Palmer and Michael Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Daniel, 1962- author.

Palmer, Michael, 1942-2013, author.

Contributor:

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women physicians--Fiction.

Women physicians.

Assisted suicide.

Assisted suicide--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Medical fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

373 pages ; 25 cm

regular print

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Dr. Julie Devereux is an outspoken advocate for the right to die - until a motorcycle accident leaves her fiancé, Sam Talbot, a quadriplegic. He begs to die, but Julie sees hope in a life together. With the help of an organization that opposes physician-assisted suicide, Julie has Sam coming around to her point of view when he suddenly dies from an unexpected heart attack. An autopsy reveals that Sam died of an unusual heart defect, one seen only in those under extreme stress - in fact, it appears that Sam had been literally scared to death. As Julie investigates similar cases, threats begin to confront her. The more cases Julie discovers, the more the threats escalate until she finds herself accused of a mercy killing of her own. To clear her name and save her career, she must track down who is behind these mysterious deaths ... but someone has decided that killing Julie is the only way to stop her"-- Provided by publisher.

"Dr. Julie Devereux is an outspoken advocate for the right to die - until a motorcycle accident leaves her fiancé, Sam Talbot, a quadriplegic. He begs to die, but Julie sees hope in a life together. With the help of an organization that opposes physician-assisted suicide, Julie has Sam coming around to her point of view when he suddenly dies from an unexpected heart attack. An autopsy reveals that Sam died of an unusual heart defect, one seen only in those under extreme stress - in fact, it appears that Sam had been literally scared to death. As Julie investigates similar cases, threats begin to confront her. The more cases Julie discovers, the more the threats escalate until she finds herself accused of a mercy killing of her own. To clear her name and save her career, she must track down who is behind these mysterious deaths... but someone has decided that killing Julie is the only way to stop her"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9781250030849

1250030846

OCLC:

918994592

Publisher Number:

99967474799