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Last seen in 2006's Crisis, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery diligently investigates an abrupt rise in infection deaths at the start of bestseller Cook's lively new thriller. All the deaths can be traced to three Manhattan hospitals owned by Angels Healthcare. Unbeknownst to Montgomery, Angels, which specializes in high-profit surgeries of amply insured patients, is on the verge of going public and can't risk any bad publicity. She's also unaware that Angels' main financial backer is a local Mafia don, who's prepared to kill anyone standing in the way of his investment. Cook smoothly juggles several subplotsone involving Montgomery's husband and fellow coroner, Jack Stapleton, who's suffered a serious knee injury playing basketballand ekes out maximum value from one of his regular standbys, bumbling hoods. It all adds up to an entertaining mix of suspense, action and education about medical issues. (Aug.)
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Cook tackled the potential corruption inherent in concierge medicine inCrisis (2006), and nowdelves into the world of specialty hospitalsowned by the doctors who staff them. Angela Dawson is a brilliant doctor who lost her private practice and, with the help of herex-husband, foundedAngels Hospitals, a group of three specialty hospitals in New York City. Just weeks before the group's stock is set to go public,Angela and her colleagues are desperately trying to raise more capital and cover upthe factthat a virulent infection has killed several patients hospitalized forroutine operations. Medical examiner Laurie Montgomery connects the dots after examining David Jeffries, a healthy man who went to Angels for a simple knee surgery and died within hours of the operation. Laurie has a personal stake in the investigation: her husband, fellow medical examiner Jack Stapleton, is scheduled for a similar surgery on his knee at Angels in a few days. When Laurievisits one of thehospitals, Angela panics and calls her ex-husband for help, and he in turn goes to the hospitals' chief investor, a powerful mobster determined to protect his investment. If Cook's latest isn't quite as thrilling as some of his earlier works, the medical mysteries and dangers the characters face should keep readers invested. Huntley, Kristine
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