Michael Palmer (1942-2013) was an American novelist of medical thrillers. Before becoming a novelist, Michael Palmer spent 20 years practicing medicine. Palmer didn’t originally want to be an author, but after reading Coma by Robin Cook (a fellow Wesleyan grad), he realized he could too. As of this writing, all of his novels have made the New York Times Bestseller List.

Michael Palmer became a published author in 1982 with The Sisterhood. Below is a list of Michael Palmer’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Dr. Lou Welcome Books

Oath of Office (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Political Suicide (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Resistant (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Sisterhood (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Side Effects (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Flashback (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Extreme Measures (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Natural Causes (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Silent Treatment (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Critical Judgment (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Miracle Cure (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Patient (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fatal (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Society (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Fifth Vial (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The First Patient (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Second Opinion (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Last Surgeon (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Heartbeat Away (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Trauma (With: Daniel Palmer) (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mercy (With: Daniel Palmer) (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The First Family (With: Daniel Palmer) (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Daniel Palmer Short Stories/Novellas

(with Daniel Palmer)

Disfigured (With: Daniel Palmer) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dead Club (With: Daniel Palmer) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

(with Daniel Palmer)

Disfigured (With: Daniel Palmer) (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dead Club (With: Daniel Palmer) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
On Call (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of First Thrills Books

First Thrills (With: Karin Slaughter,Lee Child,Steve Berry,Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,Stephen Coonts,Wendy Corsi Staub,Ken Bruen,,Bill Cameron,Karen Dionne,Daniel Palmer) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
First Thrills: Volume 2 (By: Lee Child,Heather Graham,Stephen Coonts,Wendy Corsi Staub,Ken Bruen,Kelli Stanley,Grant McKenzie) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
First Thrills: Volume 3 (By: Karin Slaughter,Lee Child,Gregg Hurwitz,Jeffery Deaver,Rebecca Cantrell) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
First Thrills: Volume 4 (By: Lee Child,John Lescroart,Alex Kava,John Lutz,,,C.J. Lyons,,Bill Cameron) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Natural Suspect(2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night(2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
First Thrills(2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Rest for the Dead(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In Search of Humanity(2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: Natural Suspect is a multi-author collaborative novel which was written alongside William Bernhardt, Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Katzenbach, John Lescroart, Bonnie MacDougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Lisa Scottoline and Laurence Shames.

No Rest for the Dead is a collaborative novel which was written with Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew F. Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Peter James, J.A. Jance, Faye Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John Lescroart, Jeff Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Alexander McCall Smith, Phillip Margolin, T. Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Kathy Reichs, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R.L. Stine and Marcia Talley.

All novels as of Trauma are written by Daniel Palmer, based on the work of Michael Palmer.

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5 Responses to “Order of Michael Palmer Books”

  1. DGleeson: 8 years ago

    Trauma Release Date: May 12th 2015

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  2. edmaa: 10 years ago

    The book title above, “No Rest for the Dead,” is a mistake. It should read, “A Heartbeat Away.”

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    • Brandon: 10 years ago

      Sort of. No Rest for the Dead is a different book. I’ll add A Heartbeat Away now.

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  3. Sannie43: 10 years ago

    Do books need to be read in order

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    • Brandon: 10 years ago

      No, they do not.

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