Robin Cook a critical companion
Title:
Robin Cook a critical companion
Author:
Stookey, Lorena Laura.
ISBN:
9781573566537
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 210 p.)
Series:
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
Contents:
Series Foreword; 1. The Life of Robin Cook; 2. Robin Cook's Medical Thrillers; 3. Coma (1977) and Terminal (1993); 4. Brain (1981); 5. Godplayer (1983) and Mutation (1989); 6. Mindbend (1985) and Harmful Intent (1990); 7. Outbreak (1987) and Vital Signs (1991); 8. Mortal Fear (1988); 9. Blindsight (1992); 10. Acceptable Risk (1994); 11. Contagion (1995); Bibliography; Index.
Abstract:
Like Arthur Conan Doyle before him, best-selling novelist Robin Cook has turned from the practice of medicine to that of writing popular suspense fiction. Widely recognized as the Master of the Medical Thriller, Cook uses the medium of the popular novel to address a range of social issues: environmental pollution, gender inequality in the workplace, the risks inherent in the common practice of secrecy in science research, and above all, the ramifications of medicine's transition from profession to corporate industry. This study analyzes in turn each of Cook's medical thrillers, from Coma toCon.
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