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Robin Cook: Fatal Cure (USA 1995) From the Publisher: Public health care is one of the most important issues in America today. Now Robin Cook, the bestselling master of medical suspense, confronts this controversial subject with an all-too-possible scenario as powerful -- and terrifying -- as his groundbreaking blockbuster, Coma... With its state-of-the-art facility and peaceful Vermont setting, the Bartlet Community Hospital seemed like a dream come true. It offered doctors David and Angela Wilson new career opportunities, a chance to work within an enlightened system of "managed care" -- and a perfect place to raise their daughter, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. But then, one by one, their dreams turned to nightmares. And day by day, their patients began to die... FATAL CURE "COOK RAISES TROUBLING QUESTIONS Main Selection of The Literary Guild® and Doubleday Book Club DON'T MISS ROBIN COOK'S NEW THRILLER Robin Cook: Fatal Cure. Berkley Books, ISBN: 0425145638 (February, 1995), 449 p., $6.99.
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Robin Cook: Fatal Cure (UK 1994) From the Publisher: Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe that they have found personal and professional bliss when they leave the stresses of life in the inner city for a state-of-the-art medical centre in scenic Vermont. A town with green lawns and crystal lakes, Bartlet seems to be a dream come true - an idyllic haven from urban crime and pollution. But all is not as it seems. After a resplendent autumn, a stark landscape appears in Bartlet that reveals more than the skeletons of trees. With mysterious and unexplained deaths becoming more than coincidences, a deadly nightmare threatens to destroy the Wilson family, as Angela and David find that they must fight not only for their careers, but also for their lives... Robin Cook: Fatal Cure. BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH THERE IS ONLY MONEY... Macmillan, ISBN: 0333638581 (August, 1994), 448 p., £8.99.
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Robin Cook: Fatal Cure (USA 1994) From the Publisher: Fatal Cure is a hair-raising, timely foray into the dark side of medical reform, proving that with "managed care" the unthinkable can be as close as the local hospital. Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe they have found personal and professional bliss when they opt to leave the university medical center for Bartlet Community Hospital, a modern, state-of-the-art medical facility in scenic Bartlet, Vermont. For Angela, a pathologist, and David, an internist/primary-care physician, Bartlet seems to be a dream come true: a town with green lawns and crystal lakes that is an idyllic haven from urban crime and pollution; a chance for a home of their own and a resurgence of romance in their relationship; a perfect environment for their eight-year-old daughter, Nikki, who suffers from cystic fibrosis; and the opportunity to work within an enlightened system of "managed care." But all is not what it seems. After a resplendent fall, a stark landscape looms in Bartlet that reveals more than the skeletons of the trees. Gradually at first and then at a quickening pace, the Wilsons' earthly Nirvana disintegrates as mysterious, unexplained deaths become more than coincidences. The deadly nightmare of their life threatens them all, even Nikki, the most vulnerable. Fighting for their careers as well as for the very survival of their family, Angela and David must conquer the evil that confronts each of them before they are consumed by the horror. Mystery thriller and romance, a story rich in medical lore, Fatal Cure is Robin Cook at his probing, timely, page-turning best. Dr. Robin Cook, a graduate of Columbia University medical school, finished his postgraduate training at Harvard. He is currently on leave from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He lives and works in Florida. Robin Cook: Fatal Cure. Putnam's, ISBN: 039913879X (January, 1994), 447 p., $22.95.
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