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Foreign Body by Robin Cook
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Foreign Body (original 2008; edition 2008)

by Robin Cook

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A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's sudden death. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Jennifer's grandmother.… (more)
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Title:Foreign Body
Authors:Robin Cook
Info:Putnam Adult (2008), Hardcover, 448 pages
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I'm working my way through all of the Robin Cook novels I have missed! Each and every one is fascinating and I'm overwhelmed with his ability to write with such incredible detail about so many different aspects of medicine, world-wide, no less! I'm always amazed at how people react to his novels when I find them so....incredible! For one man to have written so fluently for so long---I hope he doesn't stop writing for a minute!!! ( )
  nyiper | Apr 18, 2022 |
If books were made on a factory production line they would be like this. ( )
  Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |
Not a bad story up until the end, which was anticlimactic and pretty unbelievable. ( )
  ChuckRinn | Oct 4, 2020 |
This wasn't as intriguing and gripping as some of Robin Cook's earlier works, but it wasn't a bad story. It was a little repetitive and slow at times, but it flowed relatively well to the conclusion. If you are looking for a few hours distraction that isn't taxing on the brain cells, this is an ok read. ( )
  KatiaMDavis | Dec 19, 2017 |
The medical tourism industry in India is booming, suddenly there is a rash of elective surgery patient deaths and something seems amiss.

The plot is reasonable however the end was unfortunately rather abrupt and didn't really address the India subplots which I found disappointing. ( )
  HenriMoreaux | Mar 10, 2017 |
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If one thinks of oneself as free, one is free, and if one thinks of oneself as bound, one is bound. Here this saying is true, "Thinking makes it so." -- Ashtavakra Gita, 1:11, translated by John Richards
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This book is dedicated to Samarth Gautam, in hopes that his generation and the previous will live in respectful harmony. Have a great life, little guy!
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Only those long-term residents of Dehli who were extraordinarily sensitive to the vicissitudes of the city's traffic patterns could tell that rush hour had peaked and was now on the downward slope. The cacophony of horns, sirens, and screeches seemed undiminished to the tortured, untrained ear. The crush appeared unabated. There were gaudily painted trucks; buses with as many riders clinging precariously to the outside and on the roof as were inside; autos, ranging from hulking Mercedes to diminutive Marutis; throngs of black-and-yellow taxis; auto rickshaws; various motorcycles and scooters, many carrying entire families; and swarms of black, aged bicycles. Thousands of pedestrians wove in and out of the stop-and-go traffic, while hordes of dirty children dressed in rags thrust soiled hands into open windows in search of a few coins. Cows, dogs, and packs of wild monkeys wandered through the streets. Over all hung a smothering blanket of dust, smog, and general haze.
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A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's sudden death. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Jennifer's grandmother.

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