- Paperback: 575 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (3 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330351834
- ISBN-13: 978-0330351836
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 195,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A thriller from the author of CONTAGION in which an American forensic pathologists investigation into the murder of a notorious underworld figure, leads him to the jungles of equatorial Africa. First published in 1997.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have always been a fan of Robin Cook since I read Invasion but when I opened this I could not put it down. You just don't know what discovery is on the next page or who is going to get die next. I challenge anyone to read this and not spend the next week thinking about the scientific possibilities.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book brings together three story lines into an exiting imaginative climax. It give insight into genetical engineering and forensic detection. Robin cook writing style is interesting enough to make this the best book I've read in years.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I used to enjoy Robin Cook a lot, some 20 years ago; hadn't read him for a while, so picked up this one. Oh dear! I cannot stop reading it, that's true, because he still can thrill; but it is all rather flat, uninspiring, with goodies and baddies indicated by giant arrows. No subtlety, not much characterization either. And to top it all off (on the negative side - I should have given two stars, really, but cannt change it) Cook seems to think that to splice genetic data packets into bonobo chimps can make them evolve to use tools and language, and completely alter their bodily and social structure - all within months. Hmmmm... I don't think so, and what's more, I think I'll abandon reading this book, even though I have gotten through three-quarters of it.
It is a thriller allright, but a cliche-ridden, flatpack-personality, cod-science one. I don't think I'll be reading more of his recent work...
It is a thriller allright, but a cliche-ridden, flatpack-personality, cod-science one. I don't think I'll be reading more of his recent work...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Tense page turner
This is the second time I've read this book, the first time being a few years ago. I enjoyed it just as much as the first time I read it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by marjorie narey
Generally a good read
You can always rely on Robin Cook to produce a thriller that makes you think. Or shudder. This one is no exception, as it addresses the practical and moral difficulties of... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2007 by Peter Smith
Brilliant read - couldn't put it down
Lots of twists and turns in this thriller come detective story. Certainly gives a new twist on modern genetic engineering. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2001
Flat, tired writing means no pleasures here
Robin Cook has written more medical thrillers than anybody else - about one a year, judging from the catalogue - since the 1970s. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 1999
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