The Procedure (ISBN 0345482824)

Yuck!:
I found this book to be extremely long. You read a climatic point at the beginning of the book, which allows you conclude certain things, but are forced to listen to Dr. Garnet try to figure out stuff for 304 pages! It was interesting from then on and I quite enjoyed the ending. So if you would like to read this story, DO NOT READ THE PROLOGUE! I guessed a lot of stuff from it and I am 18 year old lifeguard!!

An Excellent Medical Suspence:
It was authentic, thrilling, with excellent characters, plot and suspence. Peter and Veronique

Exciting Page Turner:
I really enjoyed this book and am glad that there are no HMO's in Quebec. As exciting as the previous ones, couldn't put it down. Dr. Garnett is like a hound following a scent, he never lets up. I anxiously await the next round with Dr. Garnett et al.

The Procedure:
Peter Clement engages the reader in a fast moving and spell binding read about the inside operations of the heath care systems in hospitals. He exposes the control that insurance companies hold over health care and the inordinate amount of money to be made in this business. At the same time he does renew faith in the many healthcare workers who deliver their best in spite of the insurers.

Good Topic, Poor Writing:
One star for a good topic, but the writing is stilted, the book should have beeen half the length. I'm sure Dr Clement is a very good physician but the book desperately needed an editor & preferably a professional coauthor. There were passages I skipped becuase they were just unnecessary, unreadable & honestly, the characters are stereotypical. There are far better medical thrillers.