First New Novel Read in 2009

While waiting for my plane to take off in RDU, I picked up a novel that caught my eye. For the longest time, I have been into novels that are a hybrid of medicine and drama. "The First Patient" by Michael Palmer definitely fits this genre.

Without going into details, the novel centers around The President, and what would happen if someone was to try and sabotage his term in office via new medical technology - nanotechnology. I could not put the book down, and when I finally finished it, I thought I had run a marathon.

It included everything that I could ever hope for - espionage, searching for truth, not knowing whom to trust, secrets at every corner, and of course a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure.

It's the type of book that I could see being made into a mini-series or two-hour made-for-TV movie. Whom to cast as which character, though, would be hard to call - too many good choices out there!!!

And if you wish to read a review of the book, check out Barnes & Noble.com's - I think it's one of the best reviews out there!!!