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Death Benefit by Robin Cook (2011, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Type
- Novel
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Cultural Region
- American Literature
- ISBN
- 9780399157462
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0399157468
ISBN-13
9780399157462
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102880078
Product Key Features
Book Title
Death Benefit
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / General, Medical
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
22.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-046782
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Cook provides an interesting study of the strange bedfellows the biotech business and the mob might make..., "Cook provides an interesting study of the strange bedfellows the biotech business and the mob might make..." - Publishers Weekly, "...a fascinating tale that never slows down." - Library Journal "Cook provides an interesting study of the strange bedfellows the biotech business and the mob might make..." - Publishers Weekly
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
ROBINCOOK--"New York Times-"best selling author and master of the medical thriller--returns with another crackling tale of unchecked greed, medical malfeasance, adn starling science. PIA GRAZDANI is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center's premier scientist on cutting-edge research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement organs for critically ill patients. Thorough her work with the brilliant molecular geneticist Dr. Tobias Rothman, Pia knows she will be given the chance to fulfill her ambition to participate in medical discoveries that can help millions while bringing her a measure of personal peace that might once and for all push aside memories of her difficult and abusive childhood.But when tragedy strikes in the lab, Pia, with the help of infatuated classmate George Wilson, must investigatethe unforeseen calamity in the hospital's supposedly secure biosafety lab.Meanwhile, two ex-Wall Street whiz kids think they have found another loadstone in the nation's multi-trillion dollar life insurance industry. They race to find ways to control actuarial data and securitize the policies of the aged and infirm to make another killing.As Pia and George dig deeper into the events at the lab one question remains unanswered: is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?", ROBIN COOK-- New York Times- best selling author and master of the medical thriller--returns with another crackling tale of unchecked greed, medical malfeasance, adn starling science. PIA GRAZDANI is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center's premier scientist on cutting-edge research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement organs for critically ill patients. Thorough her work with the brilliant molecular geneticist Dr. Tobias Rothman, Pia knows she will be given the chance to fulfill her ambition to participate in medical discoveries that can help millions while bringing her a measure of personal peace that might once and for all push aside memories of her difficult and abusive childhood. But when tragedy strikes in the lab, Pia, with the help of infatuated classmate George Wilson, must investigate the unforeseen calamity in the hospital's supposedly secure biosafety lab. Meanwhile, two ex-Wall Street whiz kids think they have found another loadstone in the nation's multi-trillion dollar life insurance industry. They race to find ways to control actuarial data and securitize the policies of the aged and infirm to make another killing. As Pia and George dig deeper into the events at the lab one question remains unanswered: is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?
LC Classification Number
PS3553.O5545D43 2012
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