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Zusatztext Gripping . . . Terrifying Informationen zum Autor Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word ‘medical’ to the thriller genre, and decades after the publication of his 1977 breakthrough novel, Coma , he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce over thirty international bestsellers, including Outbreak , Terminal , Contagion , Chromosome 6 , Foreign Body , Intervention and Cure . Klappentext In New York City, a young, seemingly healthy woman is struck down by a respiratory attack as she heads home on the subway. By the time she arrives in Manhattan, she's dead. She ends up on forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton's autopsy table, which reveals curious findings about the cause of death. Fearing the woman's case could be the first in a severe outbreak of a deadly airborne disease, Jack works in overdrive for a diagnosis. As the inconclusive tests come back, Jack sounds the alarm at the mayor's office, concerned that more cases may follow. When further cases do occur around the city, and then in Los Angeles, London and Rome, Jack enters a race against time to discover the link that connects all the victims before it's too late . . . PRAISE FOR ROBIN COOK 'Likeable heroes, a compelling medical mystery and growing suspense - the result is a highly entertaining read' USA Today 'Gripping . . . terrifying' New York Times A taut and compelling medical thriller from the master of the genre, Robin Cook. Zusammenfassung A taut and compelling medical thriller from the master of the genre! Robin Cook.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cook Robin, Robin Cook
• Edition: Pan Books
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 31.08.2019
• Catégorie: Littérature > Suspense > Policiers, espionnage
• EAN: 9781509892969
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-9296-9
• Nombre de pages: 386
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 18 ans
• Dimensions (emballage): 11 x 17,8 x 2,4 cm
• Thème: Laurie Montgomery und Dr. Jack Stapleton > 11; 192 POCHE; Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery; Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery > 11
• Catégories: New York, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, FICTION / Medical, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary