Cell, Robin Cook
Cell, Robin Cook
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Cell

Author: Robin Cook

Series: A Medical Thriller

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/04/2014


Synopsis

The New York Times–bestselling author and master of the medical thriller returns with a top-notch fusion of groundbreaking medical science and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
 
George Wilson, M.D., a radiology resident in Los Angeles, is about to enter a profession on the brink of an enormous paradigm shift, foreshadowing a vastly different role for doctors everywhere. The smartphone is poised to take on a new role in medicine, no longer as a mere medical app but rather as a fully customizable personal physician capable of diagnosing and treating even better than the real thing. It is called iDoc.

George’s initial collision with this incredible innovation is devastating. He awakens one morning to find his fiancée dead in bed alongside him, not long after she participated in an iDoc beta test. Then several of his patients die after undergoing imaging procedures. All of them had been part of the same beta test.

Is it possible that iDoc is being subverted by hackers—and that the U.S. government is involved in a cover-up? Despite threats to both his career and his freedom, George relentlessly seeks the truth, knowing that if he’s right, the consequences could be lethal.

About The Author

Robin Cook, MD, is the author of more than 30 books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his groundbreaking and wildly successful 1977 novel, Coma. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.George Guidall is one of the foremost narrators in the audiobook industry, having recorded more than 800 unabridged novels. His 40-year career includes leading roles on- and off-Broadway and numerous appearances in film and television. He has won an Obie Award for best performance.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on March 18, 2014

This book sort of "sneaked" ("snuck"? oh well) up on me. I had started The Ark but had laid it aside for a day. I picked this one up (they're both library books and out for the same amount of time). I found myself interested in Cell and finished it before I went back to the other book. So...what've w......more

Goodreads review by J on February 20, 2018

ay, ay. no sé ni qué decir. pero como pueden ver en el rating, el libro me gustó muchísimo. una novela sublime, con una innovación en el género y que sólo alguien como cook es capaz de llevar. muy Bien ejecutado, con muchísimas sorpresas, final inesperado y también bastante abierto (para que el lect......more

Goodreads review by Doug on February 12, 2014

I can't quite give this the 5th star, because of the ending. Cook writes a compelling story centered around the use of Smartphones as a futuristic replacement for Primary Care Physicians. The concept, with all it's benefits and potential drawbacks are clearly defined. It's one of the drawbacks that......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on March 12, 2014

The promising plot got washed out by inelegant writing. The concept of an app on your phone that could monitor your health and make proactive suggestions is fascinating, as is the thought of the potential abuses and "glitches" that could occur. Unfortunately, I put things together a lot more quickly......more

Goodreads review by Mary Alice on February 21, 2014

This book had so much potential. Loved the storyline. About iDoc - an app that takes over primary care developed by an insurance company and bought by Obamacare administration for Medicaid and Medicare. But...bad things begin to happen.... Why did I give it two starts - the main character was all over......more


Quotes

“Rare is the writer who can take us into the fast-paced, miraculous, often bewildering world of modern medicine the way Robin Cook can. Cell is a superbly crafted, full-steam thriller, to be sure, but also a vivid lesson in just how momentous are the advances being made in medicine almost by the day—and how highly unsettling are some of the possible consequences.”—New York Times bestselling author David McCullough

“With Cell Robin Cook demonstrates why he is the undisputed king of medical thrillers. Can a smartphone app kill you? You'll believe it can after you read this story, which blasts along faster than a truckload of quad core processors. Equal measures a substantive social commentary that we will all soon have to deal with and a terrifying blood-and-guts tale of what lies right around the technology corner, Cook has delivered a home run worthy of the writer who has consistently thrilled millions ever since his blockbuster Coma.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci

“Robin Cook has been entertaining medical thriller fans for decades, but he does much more with his latest novel, Cell...a thought-provoking story.”—Associated Press

“Cook, ever the master of the medical thriller, combines controversial biomedical research issues with critical ethical concerns and gripping suspense. This outstanding and thought-provoking thriller will attract a wide readership.”—Library Journal

“Logical and surprising...Cook engages with serious medical ethical issues.”—Publishers Weekly

“Robin Cook proves again he is the master of medical thrillers.”—Suspense Magazine