The Fifth Vial

Unabridged
Author: Michael Palmer
Narrator: J. Charles
Genres: Fiction, Thriller
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date: February 2007
Length: 12 hours
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Overview

From a blockbuster "New York Times" bestselling author comes a novel of medical suspense that begins with these chilling questions: Who has the blood samples you routinely give? Why don't you know? And what are they being used for?

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FITH VIAL

by DON WEE
  • Book Rating: 3/5

The Fifth Vial

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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Reviews (4)

FITH VIAL

Written by DON WEE on October 3rd, 2009

  • Book Rating: 3/5

GOOD BOOK. BUT NOT AT ALL REASONABLE FOR THE EVENTS WRITTEN! READER DID A GOOD JOB. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK IF YOU TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. DON

The Fifth Vial

Written by Anonymous on April 24th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 1/5

The narrator is not very good. He was a dull reader and I could not get interested in the story. The book is probably good. I have enjoyed all of the books by this author that I have read before.

Excellent

Written by Anonymous from Dallas, TX on April 28th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I really LOVED this book. Great story line, although one we hope is not true - nevertheless it kept me interested throughout and when it ended I wanted to listen to it again. The writer makes you care about the "good guy" characters and you're rooting for them all the way through the book. The reader was a little over the top - but once you get past that and get into the story line, it's not noticeable. Recommended reading.

Predictable

Written by Bob Stewart on December 28th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

The plot reads just like any Robin Cook-type medical thriller, and just about as well-written (read: not very well-written). No surprises at all. What brought this audiobook down an notch from "average" is the production. Very overdone. The reader went way overboard with his voices, even going so far as to make the voices tinny and electronic when involved in a telephone conversation. It was like listening to a 40's radio show. Very distracting. But back to the book. Completely unbelievable story line. I also found the quote from Plato at the start of each chapter, even though the significance was eventually explained, to be very overwrought. This is ten discs of listening...I'd recommend another way to spend twelve hours.

Selected Reviews

FITH VIAL

by DON WEE
  • Book Rating: 3/5

The Fifth Vial

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 1/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Palmer, Michael

"Michael Palmer, M.D., is the author of Miracle Cure, Critical Judgment, Silent Treatment, Natural Causes, Extreme Measures, Flashback, Side Effects, and The Sisterhood. His books have been translated into thirty languages. He trained in internal medicine at Boston City and Massachusetts General Hospitals, spent twenty years as a full-time practitioner of internal and emergency medicine, and is now an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society's physician health program."