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Fatal Cure - by Robin Cook  

Meghna , , 11 comments

This is a medical thriller by Robin Cook.

A stimulating read for all Robin Cook lovers! An exceptional writer Robin Cook, also known as the master of medical thriller, writes mysteries related to the science of medicine. Fatal Cure is the first book by Robin Cook that I read and since then...I've been hooked on!

This is a story about Angela and David Wilson who are in a medical partnership and real life couples too. But their lives take a drastic change as they discover that their nine year old daughter is fighting an incurable disease.

They were living and working in Boston. Boston is a busy metro and quite similar to New York- crowds, traffic, robberies etc. Then both of them are offered good positions in Bartlet, which is a small countryside town with open spaces and palatial houses.

Their visit to Bartlet was like love at first sight. On top of that the salaries that they are offered are also quite comfortable.Their daughter too is advised to stay there as her respiratory problems would improve in less polluted areas like Bartlet.

Based on such considerations they decide not to continue further studies in Boston and head towards this beautiful countryside, Bartlet, looking for a new life away from the pressures of the city. Little did they realize that beneath the charming and pleasant paradise lay a more sinister secret.

Then both of them get entangled in an amazing plot at their hospital and the story continues as the mystery unravels....

Quite a fascinating read and I certainly enjoyed each moment of it. The fantastic detailing and explanations about the medical offices and terms were also useful!








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Marker - by Robin Cook  

Meghna , , 15 comments


Marker is an exhilarating medical thriller written by the renowned author, Robin Cook. The novel has a well developed plot with a remarkable and truly well written ending! Robin Cook shares his thoughts about the medical system in the States, the nursing shortage and faults about the health care through this novel. The novel is written with the signature intermingling of suspense and science, and the author delivers a stimulating page-turner as stunning as today's news.

A chain of deaths at Manhattan General Hospital keeps Laurie indulged in her work even more than before while she tackles her troubling relationship with Dr. Jack Stapelton.She then finds the case of a twenty-eight year old boy who only had a minor foot injury but died due to no particular reason. Next in line was a woman who also died with a naive knee surgery giving no apparent evidence of her death. Laurie finds these cases very puzzling and thinks that they are related. Suddenly she discovers the bizarre truth…..There is a serial killer operating in Manhattan General!

As more cases keep arriving, Laurie detects that there are only three things common between all the deceased. They are young, healthy and new subscribers of the AmriCare. Laurie toils day and night to find the reason and the person behind these cold blooded murders. As the mystery keeps unraveling, Laurie tangles between her personal life and the strange job at hand. Determined to find the culprit she goes into deep dimensions.

I enjoyed reading this book like the other thrillers of the same author. This book fulfills the curiosity of the young souls who want to know more about the modern medical scenario and provides a bone-chilling mystery too!

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