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Terminal Condition

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This book is a real page turner. It was my first Shobin novel and I kept comparing him to Robin Cook. I must say his characters are much more believable than Cook's. Above all the woman protagonist, because this is where Cook almost infallibly fails. I appreciated, too, that Shobin did not elaborate too much in scientific explanations. This would have killed the tension. I will certainly read all the other novels by David Shobin.

This is the first of David Shobin's books that I've read. I have been a fan of Micheal Palmer - mover over Michael. David weaves an erie tale of bizarre medical research and a quest to find the answer. It is one of those books that truly grabs you from the beginning and DOESN'T LET GO. This is the kind of book that I need to hold my attention.

Congrats David. I shall read you again.

When I read the back of the book I thought it would have been a real medical thriller. I found it rather bland. It took a while to get into it. The idea behind the book reminded me of a Robin Cook book I read. The story did pickup and there was a lot of suspense but the end was a real disappointment.

After enjoying last year's THE CENTER, I snatched up Shobin's latest the other day. The back blurb says he's a practicing physician -- and let me tell you, I wouldn't want to be one of his patients! But Stephen King and Mary Higgins Clark were right on about Shobin. God, can this guy write. Despite the glut of medical thriller writers these days, Shobin is head and shoulders above the rest of the pack.

"Terminal Condition" by David Shobin, is a gripping "twisted" tale that takes you through a textbook account of medical strategies and procedures for trauma victims who become guinea pigs for a corrupt doctor who uses them for experimentation with a new drug. The plot thickens as the researcher who discovers the powerful drug is murdered. When a recent trauma patient and the doctor who previously ministered to her become involved, they set out to find answers to all the strange occurrences taking place that puts them in a dangerous arena between two factions: the mob, and the one who plans to profit from the drug. The story is interesting, well-told, and held my attention throughout. For anyone who likes mystery, suspense, and action, you'll enjoy reading this book.

"Terminal Condition" by David Shobin, is a gripping "twisted" tale that takes you through a textbook account of medical strategies and procedures for trauma victims who become guinea pigs for a corrupt doctor who uses them for experimentation with a new drug. The plot thickens as the researcher who discovers the powerful drug is murdered. When a recent trauma patient and the doctor who previously ministered to her become involved, they set out to find answers to all the strange occurrences taking place that puts them in a dangerous arena between two factions: the mob, and the one who plans to profit from the drug. The story is interesting, well-told, and held my attention throughout. For anyone who likes mystery, suspense, and action, you'll definitely enjoy reading this book.

Gee Whiz!! I didn't think I would survive until the end, this was so good! I really enjoyed this story line, the characters were pretty well developed, and the possibilities for the comatose patient use is very startling. I LOVED IT!!

I enjoyed this book very much even though it was a little reminicent of "COMA". However, I found a error that was somewhat disturbing. I'm referring to page 219, when Todd Langford says to Jordan, "If the bump on your head caused elevated levels of cognopsin, and it's no wonder......" At this I thought Langford was part of the conspiracy. Then on page 226 when Todd and Jordan discover Dr. Fine's disc in the pharmacy and Langford says " Cognopsin, huh? Fletch, you old hound. For a guy........I guess we don't have to wonder what Cog means anymore." I still thought Langford might "be in on it" at that point. You're probably thinking "Sheeze, lady, it's just a novel , a fiction novel!" But it can somehow throw the whole thing off when one finds a tacticle error such as this one. Please let me know if I've misread it or misunderstood it. Thank you.