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Contagion
Contagion
Author: Robin Cook
ISBN-13: 9780399141065
ISBN-10: 0399141065
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 434
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 65 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
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abookaday avatar reviewed Contagion on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book is a series of two Medical Examiner's in New York that alway seem to get into some sort of trouble as they solve the most unique crimes while still finding time to sort through their private lives.....Can't say more about Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton. Several books are currently available in this series: Vector, Marker, Chromosone 6 and Crisis which is the latest in the series. You will throughly enjoy them....once you start reading you can't put them down plus you learn so much about the medical field and the scary things that truly go on inside their quiet walls where they don't necessarily want the public to know about.
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Helpful Score: 2
Another book by Cook that I found very hard to put down. The plot is well written which makes it an easy and quick read. I have say that I did not see the ending coming.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great book and a cautionary tale of what could actually occur.
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Dr Robin Cook, master of the medical thriller delivers the story of a deadly epidemic spread by sinister sabotage, a cautionary tale..
sage-mae43 avatar reviewed Contagion on
Love these medical mysteries by Robin Cook! Not the same as the movie "contagion" if thats what you are looking for. This book nevertheless was about spreading microbes intentionally for the selfishness of a few fortune seekers. Good Read!
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From the undisputed master of the medical thriller comes the story of a deadly epidemic spread not merely by microbes but by sinsiter sabotage a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennuim as the health care giants collide.
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In Cook's numerous best-selling medical thrillers, the nasty microbes and lethal diseases are never as loathsome as the greedy villains who spread illness for profit. Here, a cynical forensics doctor suspects that a for-profit medical firm is murdering its more costly subscribers.
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This was one of my favorite Robin Cook books. The main character, Jack Stapleton, is wonderfully irreverent.
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From the undisputed master of the medical thriller comes the story of a deadly epidemic spread not merely by microbes but by sinister sabotage----
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How easily could someone start an epidemic?
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great read. again Cook at his best
rivergal avatar reviewed Contagion on + 14 more book reviews
A good medical read that was hard to put down !
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I liked the book very much. It held my interest all the way through.
SunnyBrook avatar reviewed Contagion on + 147 more book reviews
A great thriller!
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the underlying theme.. how easily could someone start an epidemic..is answered in a pretty chilling way.
Smokey avatar reviewed Contagion on + 265 more book reviews
Very good book, couldn't put it down.
runcysmom avatar reviewed Contagion on + 163 more book reviews
I like Robin Cook's medical novels. They are pretty close to real.
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Another book by Cook that I found very hard to put down. The plot is well written which makes it an easy and quick read. I have to say that I did not see the ending coming.
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Cook at his best
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Typical Robin Cook thriller!
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Another fun, fast-to-read medical thriller from Cook.
swingsistert avatar reviewed Contagion on + 78 more book reviews
Cook is slow to set up the story, it takes a few chapters for the plot to unfold. Once it's underway - this medical thriller keeps your attention.
MaiasGranny avatar reviewed Contagion on + 103 more book reviews
A typical Cook page-turner. Much of the story line is fairly predictable but there are a few surprises. A fun read.
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Awesome book!!!
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A medical thriller about managed care