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May 4, 1940 — Jan 1, 1994· 53 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · FICTION · LARGE TYPE

Robin Cook

Also known as: Robert William Arthur Cook, Derek Raymond

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3.8
AVG RATING (208)
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Dr. Robin Cook (born in New York City, New York) is an American physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health. He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Several of his books have been bestsellers on the "New York Times" Bestseller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest.

New York City, United States
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Adam Schonberg's eyes blinked open and in the darkness of his bedroom he heard the undulating scream of a siren announcing yet another catastrophe.

— from Mindbend, 1985

Most acclaimed

#2

Death benefit

2.0 (1)

Good book to read with lot of technical points of medical interest. How Money minded corrupt Insurance investors can interfere with modest Scientific research was well described in this novel. Most interesting part of this book is, Robin Cook from his Technical side of fiction stories, shifting to social angle and kind touch of downtrodden people in society. Good work

#1

Cell

3.6 (123)

Lieutenant Rodriguez questions Dennis Kadman about his older brother Michael, who has OD'd on heroin in Dennis' apartment. Dennis wants to know: who gave Michael the drugs? Michael was a cunning, manipulative addict. But he was a diabetic double amputee, placed in his brother's care by the courts--and Dennis tried to keep him alive and drug-free. Through flashbacks, we see the fractious relationship between the brothers, and how they interacted with other "suspects," including Edith, the Jamaican nurse who believed Michael should be allowed to choose to die; Julie, Dennis' fiancée who hated what Michael was doing to Dennis and to their relationship; and Byron, Michael's homeless friend with whom he had lived on the streets. Like Oedipus, while looking for the culprit, Dennis learns far too much about himself.--From publisher description.

#3

Mindbend

1985

5.0 (2)

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