Robin Cook: Critical (UK 2008) From the Publisher: Then a surge of drug-resistant staph infections in all three hospitals devastates Angela's carefully constructed world. Not only do the infections result in patient deaths, but the fatalities cause stock prices to tumble. Will Angela be able to hold her empire together? Newly married Medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton are professionally and personally intrigued by these deaths. With Jack facing surgery in one of the hospitals to repair a torn ligament, Laurie can't help investigating, opening a Pandora's box of corporate intrigue that threatens not just her livelihood, but her life with Jack as well. Robin Cook: Critical. Pan, ISBN: 0330457543 (August, 2008), 475 p., £6.99.
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Robin Cook: Critical (USA 2008) From the Publisher: Robin Cook: Critical. A Novel. Berkley Publishing Group; ISBN: 9780425222881 (August, 2008), 527 p., $9.99.
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Robin Cook: Critical (UK 2007) From the Publisher: Then a surge of drug-resistant staph infections in all three hospitals devastates Angela's carefully constructed world. Not only do the infections result in patient deaths, but the fatalities cause stock prices to tumble. Will Angela be able to hold her empire together? Newly married Medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton are professionally and personally intrigued by these deaths. With Jack facing surgery in one of the hospitals to repair a torn ligament, Laurie can't help investigating, opening a Pandora's box of corporate intrigue that threatens not just her livelihood, but her life with Jack as well. Robin Cook: Critical. Macmillan, ISBN: 1405091290 (October, 2007), 452 p., £17.99.
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Robin Cook: Critical (USA 2007) From the Publisher: Then a surge of drug-resistant staph infections in all three hospitals devastates Angela's carefully constructed world. Not only do the infections result in patient deaths, but the fatalities also cause stock prices to tumble, leaving market analysts wondering if Angela will be able to hold her empire together. New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton are naturally intrigued by the uptick in staph-related post-procedure deaths. Aside from their own professional curiosity, there's a personal stake as well: Laurie and Jack are newly married, and Jack is facing surgery to repair a torn ligament at Angels Orthopedic Hospital. Despite Jack's protests, Laurie can't help investigating-opening a Pandora's box of corporate intrigue that threatens not just her livelihood, but her life with Jack as well. Robin Cook: Critical. A Novel. Putnam Publishing Group; ISBN: 039915423X (August, 2007), 340 p., $25.95.
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