Abduction Robin Cook 2000 PanMacmillan pp. 400 Abduction is a fictional account of the abduction of five undersea explorers into an alternate world that exists inside earth. The interterrains, as they call themselves, are far more ancient and simultaneously far more advanced that the humans inhabiting surface earth. In terms of the narrative, the first…
Cure Robin Cook 2011 edition Pan Macmillan pp. 480 Cure by Robin Cook is a medical thriller interspersed by mafia wars and some crime chills. A Japanese scientist makes a breakthrough discovery and ends up in a legal mess about patents and potential corporate successes. I was hoping to read more about his discovery but…
CrisisRobin Cook2007Pan Macmillanpp. 532If you have read other books by Cook, you would know that he writes medical fiction with more than just a dash of crime, thus blurring the boundaries of medical fiction and thriller genres. About a year back I vowed that I would read all of his books and have since been…
VectorRobin Cook1999pp. 427Vector is another in the series of Jack Stapleton and Lauri Montgomery medical mysteries. Now that I have read it, I am wondering if I should be reading the series in the order in which they have been published! Like in all other books by Cook, Vector too focuses on one of the…
Chromosome Six Robin Cook 1997 p. 575 Pan Publications A classic Cook style fictional narrative, Chromosome Six is the tale of two doctors who are embroiled in a controversial medical breakthrough that involves crime warlords. Replete with instances of ethical dilemmas in medicine and research, the book is engaging for all researchers. It fills you…
Name of the Book: MindbendName of the Author: Robin CookYear of Publication: 2001 (first published 1985)No. of Pages: 254Publisher: Pan MacMillan About the Book:I picked up a Robin Cook after a long time. It is the usual genre. Nothing too great. So a pharmaceutical company is conducting experimental research in trying to control the behaviour…
Name: InvasionAuthor: Robin CookReading Time: 10-15 metro rides About the Book: Invasion, like all robin cook books, is a medical fiction… this time medical fiction took an extra terrestial turn.. an alien life force, took the form of a virus and infected almost the whole of earth, taking it over to ensure a safe environment…
name: contagionauthor: robin cookreading time: 3 metro rides and one and a half chhuttis interesting book.. like all books by the author, it is fast paced.. gives an adrenalin rush at many places… the end is a little long drawn.. 15 pages could have been summarised in 3.. highlights the unpredictability of human nature… very…
