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Summary: Fast moving plot
Comment: Blindsight has probably the best plot of any of the Cook books I've read so far (about a dozen). It really moves and holds interest, and even has a little more plausibility than most of what he writes. It was refreshing for him not to be bashing big medicine for a change. This is the best Robin Cook book that I have read. Not unbelievably deep or lyrical prose, but it's a page turner that was fun to read.
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Summary: Quite possibly the worst book ever written
Comment: This book is terrible. The only reason I read it was because it was in my mother-in-law's bathroom when we were visiting and I got sick and stuck in there. It was either this book or the backs of shampoo bottles. In hindsight, I should have stuck with the shampoo bottles. The only reason I gave this one star is because Amazon wouldn't let me give it zero. Terrible dialog and a completely unrealistic plot.
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Summary: Another great CSI book from Cook
Comment: I really liked the story; I should have listened or read it before the more recent books (Marker, etc) as the characters are developed in this one; enjoyed it emensely
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Summary: SUPPLY AND DEMAND...
Comment: This is an entertaining book, although perhaps not the best of the author's many books. Sill, fans of the author will enjoy reading and solving this mystery, as Dr. Laurie Montgomery, a young forensic pathologist who works in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the City of New York, begins to take notice that an unusual number of young professionals seem to be succumbing to an overdose of cocaine. She begins to suspect that something is seriously amiss, but what is it?
She strikes up a friendship with Columbo-like Detective Lieutenant Lou Saldano with the Homicide Bureau of NYPD. He does not initially share her concerns over these drug induced deaths, as he is more focused on a number of mob related killings, which may signify that an all out mob war may loom in the not too distant future. Despite their divergent opinions on the deaths of these young professionals, Lou has the hots for Laurie, but timing is everything. Despite the mutual attraction, Laurie has just been swept off her feet by a wealthy ophthalmologist to whom her parents have introduced her. As it turns out, this ophthalmologist has a mob boss as a patient, the very same mob boss that Lou is investigating. Laurie's infatuation with this eye doctor causes a little friction between Laurie and Lou. Still, the nature of their work thrusts them together, and they will discover that their concerns are not mutually exclusive.
The author weaves a fine plot, even though the author's cookie-cutter characters leave something to be desired. Still, the clever plot will keep the reader eagerly turning the pages of this book, even though the discerning reader will probably solve the mystery before the Laurie and Lou do so. This book makes for a quick, enjoyable read.
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Summary: fantastic
Comment: I've been recommended Robin Cook before but this is the first time I've ever read one of his novels. I was pleasantly surprised. The book sucks you in from beginning to end. The foreshadowing's all there, but it really doesn't become apparent just what's going on until near the end of the book, so it always keeps you interested and guessing. The pages fly by with great action and character moments, and the characters themselves are fun to get involved with. Also, the book never gets bogged down in too much medical explanation. There's just enough to let the reader know what's going on, but you don't need a degree to understand what's being explained.
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