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kthomas0701's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
lizzielulu3's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book was quite a rollercoaster, but so good!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Xenophobia and Murder
constant_reader_19's review against another edition
4.0
The bioterrorism plot line was scary, but predictable at times. The end was great though!
dajna's review against another edition
3.0
Am I the only one thinking that these stories are so '90s?
By the way, the book was published in 1999, 2 years before the Amerithrax ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks ) incident. Creepy, isn't it?
Anyway... our favourites doctors are up against a neonazi group and a disillusoned russian expat. Since the bad guys are trying to outsmart and outplay each other we reach the happy ending even if our heroes are stucked into a basement turned laboratory turned jail cell. But worry not! Warren, the convenient big, badass and black friend is here to save the day... again.
By the way, the book was published in 1999, 2 years before the Amerithrax ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks ) incident. Creepy, isn't it?
Anyway... our favourites doctors are up against a neonazi group and a disillusoned russian expat. Since the bad guys are trying to outsmart and outplay each other we reach the happy ending even if our heroes are stucked into a basement turned laboratory turned jail cell. But worry not! Warren, the convenient big, badass and black friend is here to save the day... again.
meenalgarg's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jrmma's review against another edition
5.0
The book introduces the plot & the villainy right at the beginning and you wonder what could possibly end up as a twist. But, Cook lives up to all his expectations and man! what an anti-climactic end that was still terrible . Guaranteed over doses of hyper ventilation, expected "what if this actually happens" scares once you finish the book. Great thumbs up for the oodles of information, as usual!
scott_a_miller's review against another edition
4.0
It’s been about 25 years but I thoroughly enjoyed this Cook novel. I started with COMA I don’t really know when and gobbled them up before just losing touch with them. This was set pre-911 making it eerie all these years later.
Montgomery and Stapleton were as good as I remember them. Biological weapons scare the crap out of me. Especially reading a book about them during a global pandemic.
Montgomery and Stapleton were as good as I remember them. Biological weapons scare the crap out of me. Especially reading a book about them during a global pandemic.
remocpi's review against another edition
2.0
Me enteré tarde de que este es parte de una serie, aunque para ser sinceros no lo noté demasiado. Thriller médico casi estándar (no todos incluyen bioterroristas) con malos malosísimos y buenos buenosísimos. El estilo de escritura, curiosamente, no es bueno y además te das cuenta de que no es bueno. Todo lo contrario que Dan Brown, que cuenta unas historias de mierda pero lo hace de tal manera que estás pasando páginas sin darte cuenta. Se acaba pero desaparece del sistema tan rápido como entró.