Fatal Cure [Import] [Hardcover]

Robin Cook (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: BCA / Book Club Associates; Book club edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333621956
• ISBN-13: 978-0333621950
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,812,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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 fantasy to produce a over twenty-seven international bestsellers, including Outbreak (1987), Terminal (1993), Contagion (1996), Chromosome 6 (1997) and Foreign Body (2008).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!, January 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fatal Cure (Paperback)

This was the first book by Robin Cook I ever read. I have Cystic Fibrosis, so I was immediately drawn to that as part of the subject, and decided to give this "new" (to me) author a chance! I have enjoyed reading Robin Cook ever since, and I am now on Sphinx... which unfortunately is the last one unread for me! Hurry up and write more, Dr. Cook! :-)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly possible, July 8, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Fatal Cure (Paperback)

As a healthcare professional for nearly 28 years, I find Cook's portrayal of the modern day HMO very scary, yet real. I have seen what 'cost containment' can do in real life and this scenario is not beyond the realm of possibility. Cook keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the book. I could not put it down

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling insight of healthcare, reminds me of "1984"., January 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Fatal Cure (Paperback)

As a healthcare professional, Robin Cook's books are chillingly realistic. Throughout the book I kept telling myself,"this could never happen". As we recall how bizarre and unrealistic George Orwell's "1984" seemed initially and now realize we are living very similar with little more than a nod of oddity.