Sách - Night Shift - An Electrifying Medical Thriller From the Master of the Genre by Robin Cook (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Macmillan UK Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781529098792 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 400 Dimensons: 197 x 130 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- Review Quote Forensic pathologists and doctors-turned-detectives do battle against epidemics, lethal illness and drug-related s, the causes of which are far from natural . . . You’ll find yourself completely hooked Review Quote Gripping . . . Terrifying Review Quote Likeable heroes, a compelling medical mystery and growing suspense – the result is a highly entertaining read. Commercial fiction, at its best, is pure entertainment. But Cook, like Michael Crichton, offers readers a smart dissection of contemporary issues that affect us allA medical thriller featuring a rogue killer doctor in New York City, from the master of the genre, Robin Cook. In Night Shift, an exhilarating medical mystery-thriller by Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie are lured into the dark underbelly of hospital dangers when a doctor is murdered.Doctors Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are married and both work in the fast-paced metropolis of New York City. Juggling hectic schedules and family pressures, the last thing they need on their plates is a murder . . .But when Laurie’s long-time friend Dr Sue Passero s mysteriously in a hospital parking garage, an autopsy is required, which falls squarely under Laurie’s remit as newly-appointed chief medical examiner. So when Laurie asks Jack to take special care with the examination, he can hardly refuse.Sensing foul play around Sue’s death having looked into the case more closely, Jack sets out to investigate on-site at Manhattan Memorial Hospital, even though it means defying the Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s rules. And what started out as an inquiry into Sue’s tragic passing soon turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse between Jack and a deranged killer who is ready to strike again . . . Biographical NoteDoctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word ‘medical’ to the thriller genre, and decades after the publication of his 1977 breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce over thirty international bestsellers, including Outbreak, Terminal, Contagion, Chromosome 6, Foreign Body, Intervention and Cure.Robin Cook’s bestselling series of medical thriller novels feature pathologists Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery as they attempt to solve mysteries that cross their paths in New York City. The darker side of scientific advancement is at the core of this gripping series which begins with Blindsight. Robin Cook has been described by the New York Times as ‘the master of the medical thriller’. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....