Cure (Jack Stapleton Series #10) [NOOK Book]

Cure in an exciting medical thriller

Medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton are euphoric with the birth of their first offspring. Following medical leave, Laurie returns to work and her boss assigns to her a routine inquiry in which the preliminary indication is death by natural causes.

However, something feels off kilter to Laurie and she is positive it is not caused by postpartum blues. She digs a bit deeper and soon realizes the victim has been poisoned. Her investigation leads to the Mafia and Japanese gangsters competing with money laundering investments in a crooked stem-cell research firm. When the felons kidnap her son Laurie goes lioness berserker in pursuit.

Cure in an exciting medical thriller due to the diligence of the lead protagonist whose investigation leads to a convergence of the biotechnical and mob industries aimed at her and her loved ones. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Laurie begins her autopsy and never slows down. Although resolutions are incredibly too obvious, easy and abrupt, fans will enjoy the latest Montgomery-Stapleton tale (see Foreign Body) as the enemy goes after them by targeting their Achilles' Heel.

Harriet Klausner

8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Disappointing

I've been a fan of Cook's Jack Stapleton/Laurie Montgomery characters for many years, but this book was terrible. The personalities that made previous books enjoyable are missing completly from Cure. Dialogue is choppy, not believable, and impersonal (ex. two infants in the story, referred to almost every time by parents and others as 'the child'...rarely by name, or 'my son', or 'little boy', etc.) In previous books, the forensic pathology generates questions and investigations; this time it seems to be included more as an obligation than part of the story. What little mystery there is seems forced, farfetched, and fed to us. I struggled to finish the book, and finally did so more out of perseverance than interest. If you're new to Robin Cook's writing, start with one of his earlier books. This one was a major letdown.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Not as good

Cook has writen great stories with laurie and jack, but this was not one of them. Too much on the organized crime and not enough on the forensics.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

No Entertainment Value Here

This book is dreary and much too technical to be an enjoyable read. Robin Cook's last two books were not the greatest. I think I'm finished.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not too good

Part medical mystery, part police mystery and part lecture on America's health care industry, CURE may be the last Robin Cook book that I purchase.

The main character is NYC Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery, just returning to work from maternity leave. Determined that her first case back is not going to be a "natural" death, she twists herself into a pretzel trying to find another cause. Her reactions and responses are silly and over the top; mostly she's just annoying.

CURE has weak characters, a far fetched winding plot about Japanese gangs, the most bungling Mafia I've ever seen in print and the biomedical industry.

The "cure" for this one is to save your money and buy something better to read. Lynn Kimmerle

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Misses the Mark

While Cook offers a quick writing style and good technical information, this book is limited. Parts are very hard to believe, with the characters being very weak in this tale. While Cook's endings do not always reveal all the details, here it is very difficult to accept some of the nuances that occur. The plot is extremely weak and its outsome is far from acceptable. But, it ia quick read to pass the time on an off day.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Tedious

Very disappointed in my first Robin Cook book. One dimensional main character, Laurie Stapleton, who is so all-knowing I expected her to commence 'walking on water' at any moment.....or at least find a "cure" for cancer. Cook must churn these out following a cookie cutter formula.

not able to follow this book at all

I listened to this book on audiobook and all I can tell you is that this had something to do with Japanese organized crime? I didn't follow the story much at all and I still don't understand where the title relates to the book.

Down hill

The last 3 of Robin Cook's books tanked! This one is just horrible. Unless you are fluent in japanese, save your money!

Not very good. To full of scientific details

Awesome---A Must Read

Robin Cook never fails to entertain. I can't seem to get enough of Drs. Jack and Laurie Stapleton. When is the next book to be released!!!!!

Review crisis

Was a pretty boring read no action or suspense

Wasn't that good

I've read a lot of his and this one wasn't that good. Godplayer was better.

Eastern Espionage & Western Wars.

Eastern Espionage & Western Wars. The "wild ride" takes off once you read until chapter 11; plenty of mystery and suspense fill Dr. Laurie's head to keep her delving into an unidentified corpse's death. As a reader you get a thrill ride into the crooked underworld, or rather the above ground organized crime syndication in Robin Cook's latest work "Cure." Fascinating and bizarre happenings in this storyline along with well-developed characters will keep you reading to unravel this suspense thriller. This is another Robin Cook tale of adventure (in globe trekking), mystery, and suspense to excite you and inform you about medical discoveries and the people surrounding their usage. Great nation-to-nation espionage is in the covers of this novel.

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