Outbreak

By Robin Cook,

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Book description

A fast-spreading disease with no cure takes the United States by storm in Robin Cook's “most harrowing medical horror story” (The New York Times).

Murder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control investigates—and soon uncovers…

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1 author picked Outbreak as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a tense narrative about the Centers for Disease Control's investigation of a transmissible and virulent virus. I especially like the description of the politics faced by the investigating team, which consists of front-line medical detectives who have to deal with the senior oversight of home-based superiors.

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