Cure (A Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery Novel) Paperback – July 26, 2011

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This book takes as subject a possible medical breakthrough, as reported in the May 2010 issue of Scientific American. According to initial findings, it may be possible to grow stem cells (from which replacement organs can be grown) from ordinary adult cells, rather than just from embryo cells. This would free present research from a major hindrance by those who attach religious significance to embryos. Of course, any breakthrough means huge monetary potential in a profit-based health care system.The book opens with an American MD Research startup CEO taking part in a break-in of a Kyoto University Lab. to steal lab books that the University had confiscated from a Japanese researcher, whom had been hired by the American company because he had developed and proven a stem cell process. The problem was that to start his company, the American doctor had to raise money from what turned out to be the New York mafia, allied with the Japanese mafia.From there the story takes many turns, bringing in finally our favorite corpse-cutters, Drs. Laurie and Jack Stapleton (who have become family to this avid Cook reader), and some of the mafia thugs from the book "Critical". Also appearing in a starring role is Laurie and Jack's 1½ year old son, who is kidnapped in an attempt to discourage Laurie from finding out that the natural death of the Japanese researcher was actually murder, and a mafia hit.Enter a couple of ex-special forces contractors ("kidnap consultants"), who go to work at whirlwind speed, raiding the mafia boss's house, and getting the kid back safe, and all is well that ends well.The ending however, is an epilogue that Dr. Cook uses to expound on some of his concerns about how health care is being practiced these days for profit instead of for humanity. While I agree with him, this provides something of anti-climax to an otherwise exciting book - minus one star. Dr. Cook remains still one of my favorite diversions, providing many interesting facts along with the entertainment.

Great

I will & have recommended this book & the entire Stapleton/Montgomery series to several friends who enjoy Medical Thrillers. I work in the funeral industry, so the subject is very appealing.

This book was very slow to get going. It has long passages with the Yakusa, which are stilted and rather tedious. One of these gangs getting rid of a whole family seems to go against their tradition of keeping a low profile. There are also too many scenes with Mafia gangs.Really too much about the underworld and not enough of what usually keeps one reading cook's books.

I Thought it would be just another great novel from Robin Cook, I was surprised with this book. It starts out with some thought provoking information then changes to and ending I never excepted. I really loved this one.

Robin Cook consistently provides the lay person insight to the importance of Medical Examinationers of the world when determining the cause of death even while providing a thriller aspect along the way. Some reader's can get lost on some words!the readers medical jargon but, for those of us that are medically trained, we can expand our medical knowledge. Even if we to have to ask goggle what some of the words mean as well.

Enjoyed this book a lot didn't want to out it down.. Will read entire series. Would recommend this book to everyone.

There are now 14 stories available in this Jack Stapleton series of medical thrillers. To get the best out of them, I would recommend stating with the first - Blindsight, published in 1991 - and working your way through. Unbeatable!!

Organised crime - American and Japanese Yakuza, feature heavily in this tale. A big ‘thumbs up’ for the forensic pathology skills of Dr Laurie Montgomery- Stapleton for her dogged persistence to find the true cause of death. Even little JJ has an unfortunate role in this story. Is this the last of the M - S series? I hope not!

True to form Dr. Cook gave me a sleepless night!

Very good

日本人が出ているのですが、人名とかちょっと「？？？」といった感じもあり、時々、「どうかな・・・」と思わせられ、そういう時にちょっと読みづらさがありました。日本人だからこそ、色々気付いてしまうのか･･･異文化を扱う際には、もうちょっと丁寧にして欲しい、と思わず思ってしまったり、でも、扱っている内容は面白かったです。ただし、このところいつも感じるラストの展開は、相変わらず･･･。ばたばたしすぎて、何かを見落としたような、そんな感覚があります。とはいえ、ジャックとローリーが出ていて、さらにJJも！とゆーことで、この２人のシリーズなので、安心して読めます。読むか読まないか、悩みつつも、手に取ると、思わずひきこまれ・・・がっかりしながらも、でも、スピード感あり。面白かったです。次回作は"Death Benefit"こちらもジャックとローリーがちらっと、出てきます。