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Synopsis
This tale of deadly epidemic spread features Dr John Stapleton, a forensic pathologist hardened by his experiences of personal and professional loss. When a series of lethal illnesses strike seemingly at random in New York City, Stapleton suspects he has stumbled on a diabolical conspiracy.
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When not one but three different extremely rare diseases kill several patients at a New York hospital, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton suspects it's more than just coincidence. He thinks there's a connection between the appearance of the mysterious microbes responsible for the deaths and the HMO that owns the hospital--the same HMO that once destroyed his flourishing medical practice. Is Americare deliberately killing off its sickest patients--those who cost the most money to treat? Or is there an even more sinister motive behind the strange goings-on at Manhattan General, not to mention the attempts on Jack's life? And what is beautiful Terese Hagen, the hard-driving creative director of a Madison Avenue ad agency, doing in the middle of this slightly muddled, but still engrossing, tale of greed, medicine, and mayhem? Like Michael Crichton, whose Andromeda Strain remains the classic in the genre, Cook is sometimes heavy-handed when it comes to character development, and his fulminations about the dangers of managed care often get in the way of the plot. Still, Contagion will make you think twice about taking your next case of flu to the ER instead of your own bed. --Jane Adams
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Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word 'medical' to the thriller genre, and over twenty years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce over twenty-seven international bestsellers, including Outbreak (1987), Terminal (1993), Contagion (1996), Chromosome 6 (1997), Foreign Body (2008), Intervention (2010) and most recently Cure (2011).
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Contagion: 2 (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery, 2)
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Contagion: 2 (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery, 2)
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Contagion (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery)
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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 1997
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The story of a deadly epidemic spread not merely by microbes but by sinister sabotage a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennium as the health care giants collide. After he loses first his Midwestern ophthalmology practice to a for-profit medical giant and then his family to a commuter airline tragedy, Dr. John Stapleton's life is transformed to ashes. Feeling less the golden boy than a jaded cynic, Stapleton retrains in forensic pathology and relocates to find an uneasy niche for himself in a city that suits his changed perspective: the cold, indifferent, concrete maze of New York. Stapleton thinks he is past pain and past caring, but as a series of virulent and extremely lethal illnesses capped by a particularly deadly outbreak of a rare strain of influenza strikes the young, the old, and the innocent, his suspicions are aroused. When the apparent epicentres of these outbreaks are revealed to be hospitals and clinics controlled by the same for-profit giant that cannibalized his old ophthalmology practice, Stapleton fears he has stumbled upon a diabolic conspiracy of catastrophic proportions: Could the for-profit giant be engaged in the systematic elimination of its more costly subscribers? Getting at the truth leads to Stapleton's unlikely pairing both professionally and personally with Terese Hagen, an art director at a hot Madison Avenue advertising firm. Together they discover that the real explanation behind the killer contagions is even more Machiavellian than could be imagined. Contagion anticipates some of the uncharted consequences of managed health care, in an age when even the wariest consumer may be at risk. It is Robin Cook, the master of the medical thriller, at his unerring best. Enjoy more medical mystery thrillers with Chromosome Six, Vector, and Pandemic. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002605217
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Contagion (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery)
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Condition: Bueno. : En 'Contagion', Robin Cook nos presenta al Dr. John Stapleton, un patólogo forense marcado por la pérdida personal y profesional. Tras perder su consulta de oftalmología y a su familia, Stapleton se traslada a Nueva York, donde una serie de enfermedades letales comienzan a aparecer de forma aleatoria. Sospechando una conspiración, Stapleton se une a Terese Hagen para descubrir la verdad detrás de estos brotes, que parecen originarse en hospitales controlados por una corporación médica. Este thriller médico explora las consecuencias de la gestión de la salud y los riesgos para el consumidor moderno. EAN: 9780330347556 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: Contagion Autor: Robin Cook Editorial: Pan Books Idioma: en Páginas: 544 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-01-28-be4e298e
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Contagion (Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery)
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