Patient / Michael Palmer 152 p.

Dr. Jessie Copeland performs cutting edge experimental brain surgery using a robot, ARTIE.  ARTIE still has some sticky points when Jessie's boss, a big self-promoter, uses ARTIE on an Olympic star with good results.  And shortly thereafter, comes another case-- a new patient with a particularly dicey surgical needs with very high demands for treatment; accompanied by his beautiful wife and several adult children.  Alex Bishop, CIA field operative, is finally getting close to master terrorist, Claude Malloche.  The ultra secret tip:  Malloche has a brain tumor; and he is shopping for the best results.  The one top surgeon is murdered in his office.  The other is at the hospital where Alex takes a custodial job. The patient is a fast-paced thriller that keeps the surprises coming.