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Available
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Publication
G.P. Putnam's Sons (2009), Edition: Reprint, 528 pages
Description
A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's sudden death. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Jennifer's grandmother.
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LibraryThing member INTPLibrarian
Eh. I keep reading Robin Cook's books hoping for another wow book like his earlier one's were for me.
This one had me keep hoping for a twist to come. Something unexpected. But, alas, no go.
I guess it's a plus that I *did* keep reading 'til the end. And it made me want to go read up on modern India,
This one had me keep hoping for a twist to come. Something unexpected. But, alas, no go.
I guess it's a plus that I *did* keep reading 'til the end. And it made me want to go read up on modern India,
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LibraryThing member LivelyLady
As usual Cook has taken a current medical subject, in this case "medical tourism" and written a pretty good page turner. "Medical tourism" is what is happening to countries such as India where people from this country are going for cheaper, safer, surgery, often when they have to pay out of
In this book, the main character, Jennifer, a medical student, finds out her grandmother has died in India having a hip replacement. Going to India she discovers a pattern with a few other deaths. Of course, she becomes involve and therein lies the excitement and page turning.
I thought the ending was a little too pat and quick. It was almost like Cook got tired of the story and just wanted it over. I am not use to being at the end of the book and having it suddenly wrap up.
He has written better in my opinion, but this is worth reading.
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pocket.In this book, the main character, Jennifer, a medical student, finds out her grandmother has died in India having a hip replacement. Going to India she discovers a pattern with a few other deaths. Of course, she becomes involve and therein lies the excitement and page turning.
I thought the ending was a little too pat and quick. It was almost like Cook got tired of the story and just wanted it over. I am not use to being at the end of the book and having it suddenly wrap up.
He has written better in my opinion, but this is worth reading.
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LibraryThing member lrobe190
Medical student, Jennifer Hernandez, learns that her beloved grandmother died having surgery in India. She begins to have suspicions that her grandmother didn't die of natural causes when she learns that her grandmother died of a heart attack, when her heart was just fine prior to the surgery. When
Cook always takes a hot topic and spins a great thriller around it. I don't think he's the best writer, but he's a great storyteller!!
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Jennifer arrives in India to deal with her grandmother's remains, she learns that two other people died in a similar manner to her grandmother. As Jennifer tries to investigate the situation, she is stonewalled at every turn by the hospital and the authorities. Eventually, she puts her own life in danger.Cook always takes a hot topic and spins a great thriller around it. I don't think he's the best writer, but he's a great storyteller!!
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LibraryThing member lwatson1120
Great Book! This is my first one I have read by Robin Cook, and I was very impressed!! The characters are very believable, and you truely feel for them. The "medical tourism" issue throughout the book makes me want to read more into it, and learn more about it! I would highly recommend this book!
LibraryThing member reeread
Jennifer Hernandez, a medical student in LA first hears of her grandmother's death in India on CNN. Once she arrives in India, she discovers other "medical tourists" from the US have died under suspiciously similar circumstances. Enlisting the help of Jack & Laurie Montgomery, forensic
A typical Robin Cook page turner which jumps from character to character, place to place. Certainly not his best. It finishes surprisingly quickly and has a number of postscripts about what happens to the main characters. We may or may not hear more about Jack & Laurie - I suspect we will.
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pathologists, they seek to unravel the mystery which ultimately puts Jennifer in great danger from those who have the most to lose if she succeeds. There is the secondary plot line of Laurie trying to fall pregnant which is a continuation of the story of her and Jack's relationship that features in a number of previous books. A typical Robin Cook page turner which jumps from character to character, place to place. Certainly not his best. It finishes surprisingly quickly and has a number of postscripts about what happens to the main characters. We may or may not hear more about Jack & Laurie - I suspect we will.
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LibraryThing member reader1534
This novel was truely capivating. It was hard to put down. Jennifer Hernandez is a determined character looking for truth and honest. She wants to find out exactly what happened to her grandmother and is going to stop at nothing to find that out. There are several different stories happening at
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once, but Cook does a nice job in incorporate them so it is not confusing. He also ties the different stories togther once everyone arrives in India. It really is a book that you have to read at one time because it is nearly impossible to put down especially near the end. Robin Cook does creates characters with various personalites and that allows allows the reader to really connect. Great Book. Show Less
LibraryThing member blockbuster1994
Ultimately, I found Foreign Body to be a disappointing novel as a medical thriller, but I did enjoy Cook's character development and his simple, plain use of language. The story was quite predictable, but I kept moving forward because I liked the people at the center of the contraversy.
LibraryThing member Lame
Crap! Sorry I hate to be so mean and negative, but this book was and is a total piece of crap! I'm really not much of a Cook fan, but I have read some of his novels and I have thoroughly enjoyed a few of them, but definitely not this one. When reading this book I got the feeling that Cook needed a
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new car or something of value. Maybe he needed to send a niece or nephew to college and the tuition was due immediately. The book felt rushed and neglected. There doesn't seem to be any depth of thought or character development to this one. The only reason I stayed with it is because my mother passed away halfway through this novel and I felt as if I owed it to her to finish the story. She would have been disappointed too. Show Less
LibraryThing member tracyfox
A typcial Robin Cook thriller set in an exotic locale. This time the villian is a giant American HMO convincing young Indian nurses to kill patients in hopes that the resulting publicity will quash medical tourism in India. Predictably, Cook's forensic detecting duo -- Laurie Montgomery and Jack
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Stapleton -- end up on the case. Despite formulaic plotting and wooden dialog, the Indian setting and issues raised by medical tourism were interesting enough to get me all the way to the end. Show Less
LibraryThing member SenoraG163
One of his best in my opinion.
LibraryThing member les3
Great, one of his best
LibraryThing member cbloky
although to me it wasn't his best book it is still differently worth reading if you are a Robin Cook fan.once again he keeps you interested from the beginning to the end. good to see regular characters jack and laurie feature in the book but not as the main ones
LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux
The medical tourism industry in India is booming, suddenly there is a rash of elective surgery patient deaths and something seems amiss.
The plot is reasonable however the end was unfortunately rather abrupt and didn't really address the India subplots which I found disappointing.
The plot is reasonable however the end was unfortunately rather abrupt and didn't really address the India subplots which I found disappointing.
LibraryThing member Paul_S
If books were made on a factory production line they would be like this.
LibraryThing member nyiper
I'm working my way through all of the Robin Cook novels I have missed! Each and every one is fascinating and I'm overwhelmed with his ability to write with such incredible detail about so many different aspects of medicine, world-wide, no less! I'm always amazed at how people react to his novels
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when I find them so....incredible! For one man to have written so fluently for so long---I hope he doesn't stop writing for a minute!!! Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
7.5 inches
ISBN
0425228959 / 9780425228951
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