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Cook, Robin

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ISBN 10: 144729761X ISBN 13: 9781447297611

Verlag: Macmillan, 2015

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The explosive new thriller from New York Times-bestselling author and master of the medical thriller, Robin Cook, takes readers back to where the genre began, and the questions posed in Coma: what happens when innocent hospital patients are used as medical 'incubators' against their will? Lynn Peirce, a fourth-year medical student at Mason-Dixon University, thinks she has her life figured out. But when her otherwise healthy boyfriend, Carl, enters the hospital for routine surgery, she doesn't know it's the last time she will see him whole again. Devastated by Carl's death, Lynn searches for answers. Convinced there's more to the story than what the authorities are willing to reveal, Lynn uses all her resources at Mason-Dixon - including her initially reluctant lab partner, Michael - to hunt down evidence of medical error or malpractice. What she uncovers, however, is far more disturbing. Hospitals associated with Middleton Healthcare, including the one attached to Mason-Dixon, have unnervingly high rates of unexplained complications in the wake of routine surgery. When Lynn and Michael begin to receive death threats, they know they're into something bigger than either of them anticipated. They soon enter a desperate race against time for answers before shadowy forces behind Middleton Healthcare can put a stop to their efforts once and for all.

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Praise for Robin Cook

'Forensic pathologists and doctors-turned-detectives do battle against epidemics, lethal illness and drug-related deaths, the causes of which are far from natural . . . you'll find yourself completely hooked' Daily Mail

'Likeable heroes, a compelling medical mystery and growing suspense - the result is a highly entertaining read. Commercial fiction, at its best, is pure entertainment. But Cook, like Michael Crichton, offers readers a smart dissection of contemporary issues that affect us all' USA Today

'Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller in the 1970s with Coma' Guardian

'Gripping . . . terrifying' New York Times

'Strikes a deafening chord of terror' Washington Post

'Holds you, page after page' Larry King

'A clever blend of science and fiction frighteningly feasible' The Times

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• Verlag: Macmillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 144729761X
• ISBN 13: 9781447297611
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416