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Death Benefit
Death Benefit
Author: Robin Cook
Behind the prim gates of the Greenwich, CT McMansions, Wall Street whizzes turn their attentions from mortgages to another possible profit source: the twenty-five trillion-dollar life insurance industry. By securitizing the policies of the old and sick they hope to make another financial killing. At the same time, Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Go...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780230750661
ISBN-10: 0230750664
Publication Date: 2/1/2012
Pages: 464
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Publisher: MacMillan
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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crytal avatar reviewed Death Benefit on + 155 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I'm not sure how to rate this one. It was ok. I think that I was more interested in the research/medical project that was behind the main story line than I was in the mystery of the murders. This was my first book of Cook's, I was very impressed with the level of knowledge that went into it. And I hope there is a grain of truth in the work being done. It would almost make the murders of these men 'worth it' to know that their work was being carried on (and yes, I know it's a work of fiction!) I'm also not sure how I felt about the second story line, the insurance scam. At first, it seemed out of place, to have these two guys keep popping up. They never really fit into the flow of the story. Then at the end, they were neatly wrapped up with everything else, but that part too, also seemed to not fit in right. As I said, it was just ok, but I would read another by the author, just for the medical references/research.
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sharon-frances avatar reviewed Death Benefit on + 21 more book reviews
Cook has done it again. He has created an engrossing medical thriller. He raises interesting medical possibilities, a complicated plot and a satisfying conclusion. If there is one fault with the book it is that it goes into too much scientific detail early in the book. But after wading through TMI, it was a great read.


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