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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Has a cure for AIDS been found? Several patients at the Sidney Pavillion clinic are testing negative to a virus they once tested positive for. Dr. Bruce Grey and Dr. Harvey Riker, the clinic's doctors, are ecstatic. They want to release their findings to the public, in hopes of getting more funding, however, "fate" has other plans. As they start planning to release results, Dr. Bruce Grey commits suicide, and patients of the clinic are being murdered. Are the killings happening because the victims were gay? Were they random kills? Or does it have something to do with the clinic?
Meanwhile, Michael Silverman, a basketball player for the Knicks, is complaining of stomach pains. Sara, a TV journalist, and wife of Michael ask Dr. Harvey Ricker to check up on Michael. After running tests, it becomes clear that Michael has AIDS and immediately becomes a patient of the clinic. Before he can start treatment, Michael is kidnapped. Is this the work of the killer? Or is someone else behind the kidnapping? A lot of people are against the clinic, including some very powerful people, could they be behind the killings and kidnapping?
3.5 stars...but since Goodreads doesn't do half stars, I'm going to round to four!! I actually really liked this book. It was well written and I was shocked to find out that this book was one of Harlan Coben's first books he ever wrote. I found Sara, Michael, and Max to be very likable and would love to read more stories on them!! I also was shocked by the ending. Harlan did a great job of throwing curveballs at the readers, that I didn't see the ending turning out as it did. Overall I really liked the book. The only reason that I rated it a 3.5 was because it wasn't his best work and it wasn't an OMG I have to tell everyone about this book. I would still highly recommend it to Harlan Coben fans!! :)
Meanwhile, Michael Silverman, a basketball player for the Knicks, is complaining of stomach pains. Sara, a TV journalist, and wife of Michael ask Dr. Harvey Ricker to check up on Michael. After running tests, it becomes clear that Michael has AIDS and immediately becomes a patient of the clinic. Before he can start treatment, Michael is kidnapped. Is this the work of the killer? Or is someone else behind the kidnapping? A lot of people are against the clinic, including some very powerful people, could they be behind the killings and kidnapping?
3.5 stars...but since Goodreads doesn't do half stars, I'm going to round to four!! I actually really liked this book. It was well written and I was shocked to find out that this book was one of Harlan Coben's first books he ever wrote. I found Sara, Michael, and Max to be very likable and would love to read more stories on them!! I also was shocked by the ending. Harlan did a great job of throwing curveballs at the readers, that I didn't see the ending turning out as it did. Overall I really liked the book. The only reason that I rated it a 3.5 was because it wasn't his best work and it wasn't an OMG I have to tell everyone about this book. I would still highly recommend it to Harlan Coben fans!! :)
Good convoluted murder mystery with an ending you wouldn’t guess
This book made me realize that I will never be a good detective. I'm always always near to guessing the bad guy, but I always waver and accuse another, and at the end I'll just regret changing my bad guy. So.. what a bummer am I?
guess what, harlan strikes again. “death cure” revolves around AIDS, basketball, medias and corruption. at some point, i was close to throw the book as far as i could; that’s how it made me feel. well, that’s how all of harlan coben’s stories make me feel..
I’ve never read a Harlan Coben before and it’s been a while since I’ve read a thriller. Even though it was published 30 years ago it’s still a good story. Loved the pace of it and that I was kept guessing until the end. Will definitely read more by Coben
In this Coben yarn from the 1990s, a clinic has successfully cured three HIV-infected patients. So why is someone trying to kill them off?
This was one of Harlan Coben's first few books, which he prefaces by saying, basically, that they aren't that good. I did get a good bit of enjoyment out of this one, though. Not the best of the mystery genre I've read, but by no means a burden to read, either.
This was one of Harlan Coben's first few books, which he prefaces by saying, basically, that they aren't that good. I did get a good bit of enjoyment out of this one, though. Not the best of the mystery genre I've read, but by no means a burden to read, either.
This was really good, both characters and plot. I loved it.