Critical
New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton return in this stunning new novel from the ?master of the medical thriller? (New York Times)?a ripped-from-the-headlines tale of an innovative doctor?s dangerous downward spiral.
New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton return in this stunning new novel from the ?master of the medical thriller? (New York Times)?a ripped-from-the-headlines tale of an innovative doctor?s dangerous downward spiral.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425222881 (0425222888)
Publish date: August 26th 2008
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 527
Edition language: English
Series: Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery (#7)
I just started a medical course and so I loved reading the phrases and terminology in "real life" use (as real as a fiction novel can get). Not one of his absolute best, but top 10. Not too many unpronouncable medical terms.
Robin Cook has turned out another outstanding medico-legal thriller with "Critical." This time, he takes a common hospital problem (MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) and makes it the centerpiece of the story. Medical examiner Laurie Montgomery is an interesting and complex char...