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Medical ethics entangled in a suspenseful courtroom drama.

If you're intrigued by the murky intersection of healthcare and law, "Crisis" is a compelling choice. Robin Cook's expertise as a physician gives the medical details authenticity, while the courtroom twists will keep you guessing. It's not just a thriller; it’s an exploration of ethical quandaries in modern medicine that'll leave you pondering long after you've turned the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Crisis: A Novel

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ISBN: 9780425216248
Authors: Robin Cook
Publisher: Berkley Books
Date of Publication: 2007-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Suspense
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 6674 readers)

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When Boston-based Dr. Craig Bowman is served with a summons for medical negligence, he’s shocked, enraged, and more than a little humiliated. A devoted physician who has endured grueling years of training and worked continuously in the service of others, he is now a partner in an exclusive concierge medical practice. No longer forced to see more and more patients while spending less and less time with each one just to keep his office door open, he provides the kind of medical care he has been prepared to do, lavishing twenty-four-hour availability and personalized attention on his handpicked patients. And at last he is earning a significant income, no longer facing decreased reimbursements from insurance companies. But this idyllic situation comes to a grinding halt one sunny afternoon—and things get much, much worse. Enter Dr. Jack Stapleton, a medical examiner in New York City and Bowman’s brother-in-law: Jack’s sister Alexis—now Bowman’s estranged wife—begs for his help as her husband’s trial drags on. Jack agrees to travel to Boston to offer his forensic services and expert-witness experience to Craig’s beleaguered defense attorney. But when Jack’s irreverent suggestion to exhume the corpse and thereby disprove the alleged malpractice is taken seriously, he opens a Pandora’s box of trouble. As Craig’s life and career are put on the line, Jack is on the verge of making a most unwelcome discovery, of tremendous
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Medical ethics entangled in a suspenseful courtroom drama.

If you're intrigued by the murky intersection of healthcare and law, "Crisis" is a compelling choice. Robin Cook's expertise as a physician gives the medical details authenticity, while the courtroom twists will keep you guessing. It's not just a thriller; it’s an exploration of ethical quandaries in modern medicine that'll leave you pondering long after you've turned the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.