La misteriosa desaparición del cadáver de un conocido mafioso y su desconcertante hallazgo posterior llevan al doctor Jack Stapleton a emprender una investigación de la que nadie saldrá indemne. En efecto, el abominable ultraje de que ha sido objeto el cadaver es la punta del iceberg de un tenebroso programa de manipulacion genetico cuyo epicentro se halla en Guinea Ecuatorial, adonde Stapleton viaja acompañado por dos intrepidas doctoras y su atractiva novia. Al extremo del laberinto encontraran un complot de siniestros intereses cuyo unico fin es enriquecerse, aun a costa de provocar un desastre genetico de proporciones devastadoras. En esta impactante novela, el habitual thriller de tematica medico con que Robin Cook deleita a sus lectores se ve enriquecido con un trama que participa del genero de aventuras y del techno-thriller. Una combinacion perfecta para una lectura apasionante
Kim Reggis, un famoso cirujano cardiovascular, lleva a su hija a cenar la típica hamburguesa con patatas fritas, sin imaginar que este acto cotidiano cambiará su vida para siempre. Becky enfermerá gravemente a causa de una intoxicacion producida por una bacteria letal. A partir de entonces Kim sufrira las perturbadoras consecuencias de la realidad medica desde el punto de vista de los pacientes y habra de enfrentarse con las normas y practicas que anteponen los beneficios economicos al juramento hipocratico.
Dr Kim Reggis takes his daughter for a special night out to a fast-food restaurant. But the good time turns to tragedy when the young girl becomes ill and dies as a result of E coli poisoning. Kim devotes all his energies to tracing the cause of contamination, against even violent opposition.
A ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller from the creator of the genre After performing a post-mortem on a young college student who'd been recently treated by a chiropractor, Jack Stapleton, a New York City medical examiner, decides to explore alternative medicine. What makes people seek help from Eastern philosophies or even faith healers to cure their illnesses? Meanwhile his old college friend, Shawn Doherty, a renowned archaeologist involved in a dig at St Peter's in Rome, has made a startling discovery with huge ecclesiastical and medical implications. When Kevin Murray, another old college friend, and now Roman Catholic Bishop of New York, gets wind of Shawn's findings, he's desperate to keep them from the public and to disassociate himself from Shawn. Kevin turns to his old friend Jack to help protect this explosive secret - one with the power to change lives forever.
This tale of deadly epidemic spread features Dr John Stapleton, a forensic pathologist hardened by his experiences of personal and professional loss. When a series of lethal illnesses strike seemingly at random in New York City, Stapleton suspects he has stumbled on a diabolical conspiracy.
