Robin Cook

Bestsellerowy thriller medyczny mistrza gatunku Robina Cooka. Laurie Montgomery, patolog z nowojorskiego zakładu medycyny sądowej, jest przerażona mnogością zgonów na skutek przedawkowania kokainy. Na jej stół trafiają kolejne ofiary młodzi, świetnie zapowiadający się ludzie. Przekonana, że ma do czynienia z serią wbrew opinii i sprzeciwowi przełożonych zaczyna badać tę sprawę. Tymczasem przez Nowy Jork przetacza się fala egzekucji...

When his newborn son by his second wife is diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, New York City forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton seeks to find a cure for his son while at the same time being drawn into a battle between the archbishop of New York and an archeologist -- a battle involving what some people believe to be the skeletal remains of the Virgin Mary. Polskie tłumaczenie streszczeniem w języku angielskim: Kiedy jego nowo narodzony syn...

Brian Murphy and his family are enjoying a relaxing summer excursion in Cape Cod when his wife, Emma, comes down with mild flu-like symptoms. Their return home to New York City quickly turns into a race to the ER as she begins seizing and falls into a coma. Emma is diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare and highly lethal mosquito-borne viral disease caught during one of their evening cookouts-- and their daughter exhibits alarming signs...

Dr. John Stapleton, who became a pathologist after he lost his job and his family, investigates a series of extremely lethal illnesses that seem to originate in hospitals owned by a giant medical corporation.