Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oath of Office | 2012 | Michael Palmer | Buy |
| 2 | Political Suicide | 2012 | Michael Palmer | Buy |
| 3 | Resistant | 2014 | Michael Palmer | Buy |
Dr. Lou Welcome is an emergency medicine physician whose medical expertise pulls him into situations far beyond the ER. Michael Palmer’s three-book series blends hospital settings with political intrigue, starting with Oath of Office in 2012 and concluding with Resistant in 2014.
The series came near the end of Palmer’s career, and it shows a writer comfortable enough with the medical thriller formula to add layers of political conspiracy. Welcome’s character bridges the gap between doctor and reluctant investigator, a role Palmer had refined across decades of standalone novels.