Cure (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery series Book 10) Kindle Edition

I was a bit disappointed in the unevenness of this book. There was a lot of build-up at the beginning to establish this complex relationship between the Mafia and the Yakuza. Then there was the action-packed section involving the major event and its resolution. And then the end wrapped things up in a few pages. I would have liked to see more of the solution of the Mafia-Yakuza connection play out, just to balance the set-up of the book’s opening. Still, a good, quick read.

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.

I have been a fan and reader of Robin Cook for many years but this one is way off the mark. I downloaded it to my Kindle and started reading, anxiously ready to enjoy another good read. Wow, was I disappointed. Too much peripheral stuff and not enough of the usual Robin Cook classics. Unless you like to read about organized crime, my advice is to pass on this one. Don't waste your money.

I haven't read Robin Cook since Coma, and won't again after this. It's surprising that an author so prolific who has written for so long could still write with such drudgery and plodding detail. The prose is absolutely plodding, with unnecessarily repeated phrases and explanations and far too many points of view to allow the reader to keep track of the characters. Oddly, even with all those POVs, the characters sound alike; their dialogue all sounds the same, from a Yakuza "psycho" to a Mafia capo to a New York cop to a well-educated medical examiner. Many obvious things are pointed out with painful pedestrian devices and it's tough to stay interested. I'm about halfway through the book and staying with it only to see if it gets better, which at this point I know it won't. Only extreme masochism can explain my actions, but perhaps there's enough literary skill to make me want to find out how it ends. Hence the single star.

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.

I normally love Robin Cook's medical thrillers, but this one, so full of Japanese names and words I can't pronounce and don't even want to deal with, is so boring so far I can't even get into it. In fact, I actually skipped almost all of the prologue because it was putting me to sleep, and I just wanted to get to chapter one and Dr. Laura Montgomery.So far I'm barely into the first chapter and keep putting the book down out of boredom. All I care about are the medical aspects of his novels, and this one is a major disappointment so far.Organized crime and turf wars aren't my thing and in my opinion they ruin this bookHad I borrowed this book from the library rather than having bought the hardcover, I wouldn't even read any further.I cannot recommend this book.

A good look in to workings of (CDC), ,Center for Disease Control, how and why it functions. Marrissa, a budding virologist at nthe CDC, exposes herself to extreme danger while searching foir the source of an EBOLA outbreak, one of the deadliest virusis on the planet. This is a thriller that is difficult to put down. One of Robin Cooks best.George Ziff

For years, I have been a devoted Robin Cook fan. The Jack and Laurie novels have been good reads, up until I got this one. The writing is still good, but not his usual action packed and intelligent style. Laurie and Jack do not communicate much, and Jack seems to be using work to avoid the stress of his home life. The flow of the story is inconsistent and it does not have the author's usual; sharp and intelligent dialog.

I started skipping parts of the book. Too many characters with names you couldn't remember

pleased with my purchased

I like Robin Cook's books. He is the one writer who tells story like it is real. I have learnt a lot. He put a lot of efforts.He put real science in the story. I have been looking forward to read his next book.

received quickly as always I love this author and find the kindle so much more space efficient than buying books

I got a bit confused with the Japanese gangs, but my wife is enjoying it, so it's just a question of taste!