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Foreign Body
by: Robin Cook

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399155024
ISBN: 0399155023
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: August 05, 2008
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Studio: Putnam Adult
Sales Rank: 24275

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A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends an idealistic UCLA medical student on a desperate search for answers, in this chilling tale from the master of the medical thriller.

Jennifer Hernandez is a fourth-year medical student at UCLA, just completing an elective in general surgery, whose world is shattered during a break in an otherwise ordinary day. While relaxing in the surgical lounge of L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she half-listens to a piece on medical tourism, where first-world citizens travel to third-world countries for surgery. But when she hears her beloved grandmother’s name mentioned, her own heart nearly stops: the CNN reporter says Maria Suarez-Hernandez had died, a day after undergoing a hip replacement in New Delhi’s Queen Victoria Hospital.

Maria had raised Jennifer and her brothers from infancy, and their bond was unshakable. Still, the news that Maria had traveled to India was a shock to Jennifer, until she realized that it was the only viable option for the hardworking yet uninsured woman. Devastated, and desperate for answers, Jennifer takes emergency leave from school and heads to India, where relations with local officials go from sympathetic to sour as she presses for more information. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Maria.

Laurie, along with her husband, Dr. Jack Stapleton, rushes to the younger woman’s side, discovering a sophisticated medical facility with little margin for error. As the death count grows, so do the questions, leading Laurie and Jennifer to unveil a sinister, multilayered conspiracy of global proportions.

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- Foreign Body unfortunately is very predictable
I have always enjoyed Robin Cook and his ability to keep one engrossed as the plot thickens progressively. Unfortunately, for "Foreign Body", I was pretty much convinced of exactly what was going to happen long before it did. I continued through the book to see how things would develop but, as it turned out, there were no turns, no surprises. Hope his next one is more of a "Medical Thriller." Robin Cook always uses the English language beautifully in his descriptions, he is not simply a storyteller but a writer. Better plot and development next time, please.

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- I love Robin Cook!
Robin Cook is my favorite author of what I would call the Medical or Scientific sub-genre of mystery/thrillers. And Foreign Body was no disappointment.

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- Formulaic, but fun
This book follows the typical Robin Cook mold that's been prevalent in his last few books. Greedy person or persons A try to discredit medical institution B for their own financial gain by killing a bunch of people and trying to pin it on medical institution B..that may be a very boiled down version of Cook's formula, but you get the idea.

Even so, I found this book to be good for what it was. A medical thriller that read very quickly. Despite the familiarity with the plot, it moves along at a great pace.

I won't give up too much of the plot because that's been mentioned ad nauseum in other reviews and the book's jacket.

It would be nice to have some time off from Jack and Laurie though. I do enjoy reading the escapades of those two characters, but ... Read More

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- Interesting "what if" scenario!
This book is an interesting "what if" scenario involving the phenomenon of medical tourism. Cook was thinking out-of-the-box for this one! This novel also gives the reader a fascinating look into the private hospitals, customs, and daily life in India.

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- Aw, come on....it wasn't that bad....
Although not the most exciting medical thriller I've read, it wasn't as bad as all that. The story was predictable -- a female medical student(always beautiful and brilliant and in this case, flawed) happens upon a conspiracy and she enlists her friends Jack and Laurie to help her solve the puzzle and save the day. I found the topic of medical tourism quite interesting as I had not heard of it before. The description of India made me vow to stay on American soil and certainly to avoid considerations of traveling to have my next elective surgical procedure performed in that country! The dialog wasn't as bad as I had been led to believe it would be, and the story moved along at a fast pace. This is a quick read that doesn't require the mind to be engaged. Readers already know what has happened ... Read More

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