Dr. Robert Brian "Robin" Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City) is an American physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health. He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Many of his books have been bestsellers on the New York Times Bestseller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest. His books have sold nearly 400 million copies worldwide .Cook's novels have anticipated national controversy. In an interview with Stephen McDonald about the novel Shock, Cook admits the book's timing was fortuitous: "I suppose that you could say that it's the most like Coma in fact that it deals with an issue that everybody seems to be concerned about," he says, "I wrote this book to address the stem cell issue, which the public really doesn't know anything about. Besides entertaining readers, my main goal is to get people interested in some of these issues, because it's the public that ultimately should be able to decide which way we ought to go in something as ethically questioning as stem cell research." To date, Cook has explored issues such as organ donation, fertility treatment, genetic engineering, in – vitro fertilization, research funding, managed care, medical malpractice, medical tourism, drug research, and organ transplantation.
My Opinion: Over the years I have read a number of his books. I am always attracted by the fascinating subjects he writes about and am very interested until about the 3/4 mark where I found him to become too unrealistic. As a result, I no
longer read his books. There is no doubt that millions do enjoy his books so I suggest you try him yourself.
Coma (1977), ISBN 978-0-451-20739-5
Sphinx (1979), ISBN 978-0-451-15949-6
Brain (1981), ISBN 978-0-451-15797-3
Fever (1982), ISBN 978-0-425-17420-3
Godplayer (1983), ISBN 978-0-425-17638-2
Mindbend (1985), ISBN 978-0-451-14108-8
Outbreak (1987), ISBN 978-0-425-10687-7
Mortal Fear (1988), ISBN 978-0-425-11388-2
Mutation (1989), ISBN 978-0-425-11965-5
Harmful Intent (1990), ISBN 978-0-425-12546-5
Vital Signs (1991), ISBN 978-0-425-13176-3
Terminal (1993), ISBN 978-0-425-15506-6
Fatal Cure (1993), ISBN 978-0-425-14563-0
Invasion (1997), ISBN 978-0-425-21957-7
Toxin (1998), ISBN 978-0-425-16661-1
Abduction (2000), ISBN 978-0-425-17736-5
Shock (2001), ISBN 978-0-425-18286-4
Seizure (2003), ISBN 978-0-425-19794-3
Death Benefit (2011), ISBN 978-0-425-25036-5
Nano (2013), ISBN 978-0-425-26134-7
Cell (2014), ISBN 978-0-399-16630-3
Host (2015), ISBN 978-0-399-17214-4
Blindsight (1992), ISBN 978-0-425-13619-5
Contagion (1995), ISBN 978-0-425-15594-3
Chromosome 6 (1997), ISBN 978-0-425-16124-1
Vector (1999), ISBN 978-0-425-17299-5
Marker (2005), ISBN 978-0-425-20734-5
Crisis (2006), ISBN 978-0-425-21657-6
Critical (2007), ISBN 978-0-425-22288-1
Foreign Body (2008), ISBN 978-0-425-22895-1
Intervention (2009), ISBN 978-0-425-23538-6
Cure (2010), ISBN 978-0-425-24260-5
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