Robin Cook
Hardcover | Pages: 396 pages Rating: 3.74 | 5426 Users | 360 Reviews
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| Title | : | Cure (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery #10) |
| Author | : | Robin Cook |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 396 pages |
| Published | : | August 10th 2010 by G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Medical. Mystery |
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The New York Times-bestselling author and master of the medical thriller returns with another heart-pounding story of medical intrigue.
With her young son's potentially fatal neuroblastoma in complete remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work, only to face the case of her career. The investigation into the death of CIA agent Kevin Markham is a professional challenge-and has Laurie's colleagues wondering if she still has what it takes after so much time away.
Markham's autopsy results are inconclusive, and though it appears he's been poisoned, toxicology fails to corroborate Laurie's suspicions. While her coworkers doubt her assassination theory, her determination wins over her husband, fellow medical examiner Jack Stapleton, and together they discover associations to a large pharmaceutical company and several biomedical start-ups dealing with stem-cell research. Laurie and Jack race to connect the dots before they are consumed in a dangerous game of biotech espionage.
With her young son's potentially fatal neuroblastoma in complete remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work, only to face the case of her career. The investigation into the death of CIA agent Kevin Markham is a professional challenge-and has Laurie's colleagues wondering if she still has what it takes after so much time away.
Markham's autopsy results are inconclusive, and though it appears he's been poisoned, toxicology fails to corroborate Laurie's suspicions. While her coworkers doubt her assassination theory, her determination wins over her husband, fellow medical examiner Jack Stapleton, and together they discover associations to a large pharmaceutical company and several biomedical start-ups dealing with stem-cell research. Laurie and Jack race to connect the dots before they are consumed in a dangerous game of biotech espionage.
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| Original Title: | Cure |
| ISBN: | 0399156623 (ISBN13: 9780399156625) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery #10 |
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Ratings: 3.74 From 5426 Users | 360 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Cure (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery #10)
I am a great fan of Robin Cook and this may bias my review. I started reading his books in my late teens and have practically grown up with his medical thrillers> I am a close follower of the lives of Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton (forensic pathologists) and Lou Saldanho (their detective friend). Its as if they exist in a parallel universe. Many people have criticized Robin Cook for taking up one hotspot issue and weaving a story around it. Many have also said that he is antiIt was my first book of Robin cook. It started of beautifully elaborating on the patent business of pluripotent stem cells along with the details of the Japanese crime organization called Yakuza. The portrayal of Laurie Montgomery as a forsenic expert was adept and her dubious state of mind was beautifully articulated managing both her work and her longing to be with her son.The book gains momentum when Satoshi Machita gets murdered and the case is handed to Laurie who expertly detects that
I'm a little disappointed that this is going to be my first ever review on GodReads. When I first began Cure by Robin Cook I was incredibly eager. As usual the blurb gave away very little of the actual plot, making the storyline seem artificial and overused. The first few chapters of this novel were quite a hassel to get through. I felt as if there were so many characters and points that were being brought forward; almost too fast for me to keep up. In particular, the Japanese names of
Really? I expected so much more. Perhaps the plot was great and complex, but Cook did not show it in the best way. We as readers basically knew everything from the start so where was the thriller?
The author actually gave this book to my husband after he printed the author's screenplay for the same book. I was excited initially, because I love the film Outbreak and wasn't aware it had been a book first. Now, I'm not sure if my experience is isolated - that Cook's other books are wonderful - but Cure was anything but. All the characters were wooden, emotionless, and completely lacked development. They were written such that they all spoke in the same voice. Cook's limited vocabulary may
In my opinion, this book was really interesting and written well. There were, of course, some parts of the story which were little of and didn't make that much sense but after all, it was a good read and I enjoyed it a lot.
SPOILER ALERT!Always a worry when the names and associations are so convoluted that the book starts with a three-page "Key Players" list, rather than with plot.While this was generally an enjoyable read, I found the narrative jumps irksome. First it's about the Japanese and American organized crime counterparts; then it's about a biotech exec; then it's about a medical examiner. Then it's about the police doing a smashing job of resolving a kidnapping; but that plot is sidelined by the
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