out of 5 stars. Outbreak: the Disease You Don’t Want Loose. Reviewed in the United States on March 6, Verified Purchase. Robin Cook used to be a doctor, much as John Grisham used to be a lawyer. While Mr. Grisham writes legal thrillers; Dr. Cook instead gets wrapped up in medical mysteries/5(). Despite inept prose and an overload of synthetic crises, Cook's new novel will probaby be popular with fans of Coma, Godplayer and his other thrillers. The heroine is gutsy, naive Dr. Melissa. · Overview. A fast-spreading disease with no cure takes the United States by storm in Robin Cook's “most harrowing medical horror story” (The New York Times). Murder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control investigates—and soon uncovers the medical world's deadliest Brand: Penguin Publishing Group.
Dr. Robin Cook is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his wildly successful novel, Coma.. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. OUTBREAK. by Robin Cook ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 16, Since his ace first novel, Coma, Cook's authorial skills have atrophied, despite exercise in a series of medical chillers (Brain, Fever, Godplayer, Mindbend). But here he concocts a premise--epidemic viral outbreaks in hospitals--that generates the momentum to make this his most enjoyable. Outbreak is Robin Cook at his hair-raising best. Blending a premise of consummate public concern with a galvanizingly suspenseful plot, he has perhaps created his signature work. When the director of a Los Angeles health maintenance clinic succumbs, along with seven patients, to an untreatable - and virulently contagious -virus, Atlanta's Center for Disease Control goes on red alert.
Despite inept prose and an overload of synthetic crises, Cook's new novel will probaby be popular with fans of Coma, Godplayer and his other thrillers. The heroine is gutsy, naive Dr. Melissa. Robin Cook has books on Goodreads with ratings. Robin Cook’s most popular book is Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1). Outbreak (A Medical Thriller series) by Robin Cook. A fast-spreading disease with no cure takes the United States by storm in Robin Cook's ldquo;most harrowing medical horror storyrdquo; (The New York Times). Murder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country.
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