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Vital Signs
Vital Signs
Author: Robin Cook
Vital Signs — Robin Cook — Where life begins, terror lurks....Only Robin Cook, acknowledged master of the technomedical thriller, could have written his supremely chilling novel about the passion to create left-and the power to destroy it. — Millions of readers met crusading epidemiologist Marissa Blumenthal in the pages of the bestselling Outbreak...  more »
ISBN: 241605
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 321
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Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Great Book! One of Cook's best, though all of his books are "one of his best!" Fans will love this one and for those new to his work, this one will hook you.
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Epidemiologist Marissa Blumenthal, seen before in Outbreak , now has a successful pediatrics practice near Boston and an affluent health-care-entrepreneur husband. But her inability to become pregnant threatens both her marriage and her career. After unsuccessful visits to a local fertility clinic, she discovers a suprising and suspicious link between her medical records and those of an inordinate number of the clinic's clients. Traveling to Australia to learn more about a worldwide in vitro fertilization organization, Marissa and her friend Wendy are trailed, and a tragedy occurs. Marissa, now accompanied by the physician whose work she had come to Australia to investigate, goes to Hong Kong and eventually China--fleeing murderous assailants every step of the way--before a billion-dollar international scam is revealed. As always, Cook enlivens predictable action and shallow characterization with medical expertise and timely subject matter.
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Thriller, kept me reading until finished.
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good robin cook book - stayed up to finish book :-)
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What can I say true Robin Cook.
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Loved the book one of my favorite new authors.
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I found the book somewhat boring and predictable, but then again, I've read nearly all of Cook's novels, and after awhile, they all start sounding the same. I also didn't like the ending that much; I felt like the author built up so much tension and drama, only to let readers down with a lame ending. Overall, though, I did enjoy most of the book (especially the beginning chapters), and it was able to keep my interest enough for me to finish it in a week or so. If you've enjoyed Cook's other medical mysteries, then you might as well read this one.
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Keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Just when you thought it was saft to go back to your doctor or your hospital, Robin Cook produces a new chiller that wil make you think twice.


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