TerminalRobin Cook1993Pan Macmillanpp. 445 A medical thriller by Robin Cook, Terminal traces the journey of a medical researcher/ doctor and a nurse. As they try to arrive at the status of their personal relationship, they also traverse the adventurous path of unravelling the mysterious illnesses and cure at a cancer centre. The story is gripping…
Brain Robin Cook 1981 Signet pp. 320 This book reminded me why I started reading Robin Cook in the first place. Medical fiction, fast paced thriller, enough jargon to make me feel just the right amount of ignorant, and what I have come to believe is Cook’s forte even more than fiction- professional ethics. In…
Sphinx Robin Cook 1979 Signet pp. 320 This book came as a total surprise. I was so amazed by the first fifty pages that I checked the main plot online several times to see if I was reading some fake copy of the book. Goes to show how much I have categorised Cook’s writing in…
Toxin Robin Cook 1998 PanMacmillan pp. 437 Written in the late nineties, the book covers the important issue of food related diseases. Cook describes, in great detail, the process of preparing patties for hamburgers. The description of preparing ground meat and the way animals are taken and treated in slaughter houses is quite gory. It is…
Foreign Body Robin Cook 2009 PanMacmillan pp.467 Foreign Body was an interesting read from the beginning. The story is located in India and that was an instant click. Unlike many other authors, Cook has stuck to the story and not spent much time in describing the locale. The little depiction of India indicates that the…
Critical Robin Cook 2007 Pam Macmillan pp. 476 Another in the Laurie Montgomery- Jack Stapleton series, Critical is a medical fiction about the tie up of medicine with the corporate world. With a bit of personal twist, Jack has to undergo surgery himself in a hospital that has a recent history of dealing with a…
Godplayer Robin Cook 1983 Pan Books pp. 293 This is one of the earlier writings by Cook. I am increasingly starting to wonder if I should have read his books in the order in which they have been written. His writing has changed substantially over a period of years, moving more towards literary pieces and…
Nano Robin Cook 2013 Pan Macmillan pp. 436 Another in a series of medical fiction by Robin Cook, Nano is a reminder to all readers about why Cook’s writing is so engaging. Despite the longish read, the book was quite engaging. It reminded me of why I had initially started reading his books. Besides being…
Coma Robin Cook 1977 Little Brown pp. 306 Coma is a medical thriller about a series of patients going mysteriously into coma. It is one of Cook’s earlier books and his passion for pursuing socially relevant issues in the practice of medicine is clear in the book. When otherwise perfectly healthy people, admitted for routine…
Marker Robin Cook 2005 Pan Macmillan pp. 592 After a long time, I have really enjoyed reading one of Cook’s work. Reading Marker reminded me of why I had started reading Robin Cook in the first place. It has mystery, it has medicine, it has all the makes of a good thriller. It is always…
