About the Book: Crisis
Twenty-five novels after his first bestseller, Coma, comes the latest from the
acknowledged master of the medical thriller Through a crisis of medical
malpractice emerges evidence of how the medical profession itself is being
harmfully transformed by the intrusion of powerful business interests. Not least
is the growing prevalence of Concierge Medicine where public-service doctors
will take on private patients for a fee. In this thrilling story, which again
features Dr Laurie Montgomery and Dr Jack Stapleton (whose long-term
professional relationship here takes on a new twist), Robin Cook continues to
enthral us with his deep personal insight into contemporary medicine but also
provides readers