Book Overview
Murder and mystery reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country in this "harrowing medical horror story" (The New York Times) from the #1 bestselling author of Coma
"The ultimate nightmare . . . spine-tingling intrigue and fever-pitched action."--Associated Press When the director of a Los Angeles health maintenance clinic succumbs, along with seven patients, to an untreatable--and virulently contagious--virus, Dr. Melissa Blumenthal is assigned by the Centers for Disease Control to investigate. The California case is merely the first in a burgeoning series of outbreaks that occur in unrelated geographical areas but with puzzling commonalities: The locations are always healthcare facilities, and their victims are only physicians and their patients. As her investigation takes increasingly bizarre turns, Melissa finds that behind the natural threat lurks a far more sinister possibility--sabotage--and soon finds herself facing the wrath of a powerful cabal, sworn to achieve its aims, no matter what the cost in human life--including Melissa's.
"The ultimate nightmare . . . spine-tingling intrigue and fever-pitched action."--Associated Press When the director of a Los Angeles health maintenance clinic succumbs, along with seven patients, to an untreatable--and virulently contagious--virus, Dr. Melissa Blumenthal is assigned by the Centers for Disease Control to investigate. The California case is merely the first in a burgeoning series of outbreaks that occur in unrelated geographical areas but with puzzling commonalities: The locations are always healthcare facilities, and their victims are only physicians and their patients. As her investigation takes increasingly bizarre turns, Melissa finds that behind the natural threat lurks a far more sinister possibility--sabotage--and soon finds herself facing the wrath of a powerful cabal, sworn to achieve its aims, no matter what the cost in human life--including Melissa's.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:042510687X
ISBN13:9780425106877
Release Date:February 1988
Publisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 4.2" x 6.7"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Great Medical Drama
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This was a wonderful book to listen to. It kept you glued to your cassette player.I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thrillers.If you are thinking of making this your first Robin Cook novel, GREAT CHOICE.
Excellent and timely...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
It's amazing how accurate this book is, expecially since it came before "The Hot Zone" and the whole fad of killer virus books. If you read "The Hot Zone" or Ed Regis' "Virus Ground Zero", both of which tell the story of Ebola's original outbreak in Yambuku, you will see that Mr. Cook has done his homework. The first chapter is especially terrifying. This is by far Mr. Cook's best book, with "Mortal Fear", "Contagion" and "Chromosome 6" not far behind. I'm even willing to forgive him the odd goofy book like that one about the alien bacteria. (What was he thinking?) But I digress. Buy this book.
Whew! Look out Grisham! You have a medical competitor!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
If you've ever read a Grisham novel, especially The Firm, then you know what you're in for with this Cook thrillride! Lone physician, investigates with a combination of skill, streetsmarts, and luck the deadly series of Ebola outbreaks that "plague" (Read Contagion for more plague stuff) seemingly random Prepaid clinics around the country, zeroes in on what she believes to be the truth. She's right, and ofcourse now everyone is after poor, lonesome, weary, can't-trust-anyone-anymore, misses-her-life-and-her-dog Melissa Blumenthal (Melissa also appears in some other Cook stories, and she's quite a likeable eye-catcher!). Desperate and fearful right there along with her, I fell off the edge of my seat countless times with my fingers crossed and my wits alert on this excellent protagonist's behalf! The book is a joyride through the fast-paced and adrenaline-pumping depths of your deepest paranoia, and it just goes to show, that it's the little things, the really really little things (like viruses) that are truly worth this kind of unprecedented and bone-chilling fear! Great read! Watch out, Grisham!
This was absolutely a well written book. One of Cook's BEST!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Robin Cook's Outbreak is spectacular. The story line really puts the reader on the edge. With it's untwisting plot, and piviting characters, it's amazing to see how a deadly virus sweeps the country. *****
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