Intervention

By Robin Cook

Intervention - Robin Cook
  • Release Date: 2009-08-11
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 121 Ratings

Description

New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook returns with another ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller, as medical detective Jack Stapleton investigates the promises—and deadly risks—of alternative medicine and is led deep into the heart of a religious conspiracy...

Medical examiners and husband-and-wife pair Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are consumed with worry for their young son, who has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. But, as always, Jack turns to his work for solace; after performing a postmortem on a promising young woman who had recently been treated by a chiropractor, he begins researching alternative medicine as a way to avoid obsessing about his child’s illness.

Meanwhile, Jack’s college buddy, a renowned archaeologist and biblical scholar, makes a spectacular find at a souk in Cairo: an ancient codex, whose contents may vault him to international fame—and jeopardize the very nature of papal infallibility. And the bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, another former classmate, turns to Jack to help safeguard an explosive secret, one with the power to change lives forever...

Reviews

  • Intervention

    3
    By Gator Mom Kathy
    Not near as good as some of his others. A little disappointed.
  • Underwhelmed

    2
    By BTM81
    I've read quite a number of books by Robin Cook and I was pretty disappointed with this one. I don't know if it was just me but I found that the usually likable characters were incredibly annoying. I found myself putting the book down because I would be so irritated with their behavior and actions, specifically, without giving anything away, two new characters and one recurring. The second issue that I kept noticing were glaring grammatical errors. I don't know if it was a failure of the book's editor or if mistakes were made when transferring the print book to digital (I'm unaware of how that process works). Either way, it's the worst I've seen as far as simple grammar, in all the digital books I've read to date. By no means am I an expert but the difference between "there" and "their" is obvious to a seasoned writer such as Cook. Also the plot could have been good but it wasn't delved into as much as I would have liked, meaning there could have been more substance there but it seemed kind of rushed and certain things were just glanced over.
  • Intervention

    3
    By Silverstate reader
    Not what I expected. Scattered and so predictable ,especially the ending.
  • Pretty good

    4
    By MikeBWright
    This book is close to making a believer out of me!
  • Intervention

    5
    By Ann M. P.
    As usual, Dr. Robin Cook did it again. Another detective thriller with a medical twist. Nicely done teaming with the Vatican's recent problem. At the same time, respecting the Catholic's belief about the assumption of our beloved Mother. Secondly, alternative medicine is not yet proven to be effective, the story gave us the opportunity to think twice about it. Excellent!