Foreign Body Unabridged 10-Disc Set

Foreign Body Unabridged 10-Disc Robin Cook AUDIO BOOK CD medical thriller India Type: Audio Book Platform: Audio CD Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Released: 2008 Media: CD FOREIGN BODY UNABRIDGED 10-DISC SETThe master of the medical thriller, Robin Cook has numerous New York Times best-sellers to his credit. Foreign Body takes listeners from crowded New Delhi, India, to sunny Santa Monica, California.While on a break from classes, fourth-year med student Jennifer Hernandez is shocked by a news report on television about medical tourism—first-world citizens receiving medical treatment in third-world nations. Her uninsured grandmother died during seemingly routine surgery while in India. Frantic, Jennifer travels across the globe for answers, only to be stonewalled by local officials. Her only hope is to reach out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery. Together they must unravel a deadly conspiracy before more deaths occur.A stinging indictment of the medical industry, Foreign Body takes a hard look at just how easily the desperate can be exploited. Narrator George Guidall heightens the tension with a pitch-perfect reading."A top-notch thriller with the freshness and impact of his earlier efforts ..." — San Francisco ChronicleFor CD Player