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From the master of the medical thriller comes a gripping tale of a deadly epidemic fueled by sinister sabotage—a cautionary narrative for the millennium amid colliding health care giants. After losing his Midwestern ophthalmology practice to a for-profit medical corporation and suffering a family tragedy due to a commuter airline crash, Dr. John Stapleton's life crumbles. Transitioning from a once-promising career to a jaded cynic, he retrains in forensic pathology and relocates to the cold, indifferent maze of New York City. Stapleton believes he has moved past pain, but a series of virulent illnesses, culminating in a deadly outbreak of a rare influenza strain, ignites his suspicions. The outbreaks are traced to hospitals and clinics controlled by the same corporation that took his practice, leading him to suspect a catastrophic conspiracy: could the for-profit giant be systematically eliminating its more costly patients? As he seeks the truth, Stapleton forms an unlikely partnership with Terese Hagen, an art director from a Madison Avenue advertising firm. Together, they uncover a Machiavellian plot behind the contagions that reveals even darker implications of managed health care, highlighting the risks faced by consumers in this new era.
Acquisto del libro
Contagion. A deadly epidemic... carefully engineered, Robin Cook
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 1997
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Robin Cook
- Editore
- Pan Books
- Pubblicato
- 1997
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 0330347551
- ISBN13
- 9780330347556
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Thriller, Famiglia, Tensione, USA, Relazioni, Omicidi, Letteratura Americana, Morte, Thriller psicologici, Malattie, Investigazione, Ricerca, COVID-19, Infezioni Virali, Oftalmologia, Epidemie, Thriller Medici, Assicurazione sanitaria, Armi biologiche, Infezione
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1987
- Titolo originale
- Outbreak
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- From the master of the medical thriller comes a gripping tale of a deadly epidemic fueled by sinister sabotage—a cautionary narrative for the millennium amid colliding health care giants. After losing his Midwestern ophthalmology practice to a for-profit medical corporation and suffering a family tragedy due to a commuter airline crash, Dr. John Stapleton's life crumbles. Transitioning from a once-promising career to a jaded cynic, he retrains in forensic pathology and relocates to the cold, indifferent maze of New York City. Stapleton believes he has moved past pain, but a series of virulent illnesses, culminating in a deadly outbreak of a rare influenza strain, ignites his suspicions. The outbreaks are traced to hospitals and clinics controlled by the same corporation that took his practice, leading him to suspect a catastrophic conspiracy: could the for-profit giant be systematically eliminating its more costly patients? As he seeks the truth, Stapleton forms an unlikely partnership with Terese Hagen, an art director from a Madison Avenue advertising firm. Together, they uncover a Machiavellian plot behind the contagions that reveals even darker implications of managed health care, highlighting the risks faced by consumers in this new era.