Robin Cook "Marker"

Author: Robin Cook Title: The Marker Genre: Medical thriller Description: "The Marker" is another sensational book by the world-renowned author of medical thrillers, Robin Cook. It continues the adventures of American pathologist Laurie Montgomery and her colleague Jack Stapleton. While on duty at Manhattan General, a New York City hospital operated by the medical giant AmeriCare, Laurie Montgomery discovers a series of sudden deaths among young people who had previously shown no signs of health problems. She performs autopsies but is unable to determine the cause of death. She begins to suspect that a killer is on the loose in the hospital. However, she has no evidence and cannot count on the support of her colleagues or superiors. Soon she learns that her mother has breast cancer. She undergoes genetic testing and it turns out that she is a carrier of the gene marker responsible for this cancer, and she herself ends up at Manhattan General... Robin Cook once again takes aim at the American healthcare system. He points out that genetic testing, aside from its benefits in disease prevention, can be exploited by insurance companies to line their pockets...