I picked up "Contagion" because I had never actually read a Robin Cook novel before. He has written 37 international bestsellers. Instead, it is more of an extended essay on the evils of for-profit hospitals and corporations that spend on advertising and worry about the bottom line rather than spending money to improve care. "Contagion", by Robin Cook, is not yet another disease apocalypse novel. It's a flawed book. Robin Cook is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Genre: Thriller Cook is the author of, among other works, the novels “Contagion,” and “Pandemic. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word "medical" to the mystery-thriller genre, and forty-three years after publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created with titles such as OUTBREAK, CONTAGION, and PANDEMIC. On one level, Robin Cook's "Contagion" covers familiar ground: a dedicated doctor, a health care system out of control, and a potential plague that could wipe out mankind.

Contagion is a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennium as a deadly epidemic is spread not merely by microbes-but by sabotage. First and foremost is Cook's clumsy, wordy prose. "(Denver Post) One of Cook's most successful-and timely-bestsellers. Contagion (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery series Book 2) - Kindle edition by Cook, Robin. Cook is also an M.D., and his books generally deal with the medical field.

Dr. Robin Cook on BPR I March 11, 2020. When news broke that a novel coronavirus which was first discovered in China was spreading it was reminiscent of the plots of some novels Dr. Robin Cook has written. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Contagion (Jack Stapleton & … Robin Cook was born on May 4, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his early years in Woodside, Queens. At the age of eight he moved with his parents and older brother to Leonia, New Jersey. Librarian Note: Not to be confused with British novelist Robin Cook a pseudonym of Robert William Arthur Cook. His sister arrived two years later, changing him from the baby of the family to the middle child. Perhaps "Contagion" wasn't the best one to start with, or perhaps I wasn't in a "medical thriller" mood when I read this, but it wasn't that good. The hero in this case is Jack Stapleton, a medical examiner whose loss of family transforms him into an irreverent, anti-authority figure, a white man who lives in Harlem and rides a bicycle through the city. Robin Cook's most frightening bestseller is "exciting...a good, fast read.

Dr. Robin Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City, New York) is an American doctor / novelist who writes about medicine, biotechnology, and topics affecting public health.