Oath of Office by Michael Palmer – GIVEAWAY

Oath of Office by Michael Palmer
Author’s Site: Michael Palmer Books
Published: February 2012
Pages: 384
Genre: Fictional Thriller – Medical/Political Suspense – Mystery
ISBN: 9780312587536
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Where I got this book: I received an Advanced Reader Copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion of the book.

Overview from Goodreads: From the New York Times bestselling author of A Heartbeat Away and The Last Surgeon comes a shocking new novel at the crossroads of politics and medicine.

What if a well respected doctor inexplicably goes on a murderous rampage?

When Dr. John Meacham goes on a shooting spree the office, his business partner, staff, and two patients are killed in the bloodbath. Then Meacham turns the gun on himself.

The blame falls on Dr. Lou Welcome. Welcome worked with Meacham years before as a counselor after John’s medical license had been revoked for drug addiction. Lou knew that John was an excellent doctor and deserved to be practicing medicine and fought hard for his license to be restored. After hearing the news of the violent outburst, Lou is in shock like everyone else, but mostly he’s incredulous. And when he begins to look into it further, the terrifying evidence he finds takes him down a path to an unspeakable conspiracy that seems to lead directly to the White House and those in the highest positions of power.

Mommy Bookworm’s Thoughts: I’ll admit that although I love TV shows and movies that deal with political scandals and medical mysteries and dramas, I have not read many books in this type of genre. However, when I read the synopsis for Oath of Office, I was intrigued and requested an Advanced Reader Copy of the book. I thought it was interesting that the book was released on Valentine’s Day because it is definitely not a Valentine’s story!! It is a thought-provoking page turner with amazing twists and unexpected revelations with every turn of the page.

In the letter I received from the author with the book, he wrote that the book was inspired by the documentary Food, Inc., and states “My hope is that my book will make readers more aware about the importance of being educated in the areas of labeling and the genetic modification of what we eat.” I have not looked into more about our food in the past, but after reading this book I do want to learn more about what is put into our food. I hope that it opens other people’s eyes too and that others don’t just read it strictly as a fictional book. Although it is fiction, if we are not careful we could easily have some kind of similar situation on our hands, especially with the way our economy is currently. I know that what we eat and medicines we take can influence our thoughts and actions. I hope that we never have to deal with some of the extreme examples of loss of reason that occur in the book. I don’t want to give anything away, but there was one situation in the book that was so extreme it almost caused me to stop reading. However, at the same time, it made me want to read more to find out what happened in the end and how things were resolved. Oath of Office is one of the most eye-opening and reflective books I’ve read in a while and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

***UPDATE*** – Here is an audio clip from Oath of Office - Oath Of Office – Audio Clip

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