Outbreak: A Gripping Medical Thriller Novel - Perfect for Mystery Lovers & Book Club Discussions

Robin Cook used to be a doctor, much as John Grisham used to be a lawyer. While Mr. Grisham writes legal thrillers; Dr. Cook instead gets wrapped up in medical mysteries. Who better to spin a yarn that pulls you in from the first moment to zip through a novel that are masterful in the details of their once-primary jobs.But this review is strictly regarding Robin Cook’s “Outbreak”. I enjoy a lot of books, and usually read several at a time, juming between them. However, “Outbreak” was so enthralling, so incredibly fast-paced and exciting, I couldn’t put it down. AndI couldn’t even consider reading another book whilst reading this particular novel. I don’t doubt that immediately after writing this review, I will select another one of Dr. Cook’s novels, to read feverishly over the next fews days. And I have no doubt I’ll thoroughly enjoy it.This particular novel introduces us to Doctor Marissa Blumenthal, previously a pediatrician, who has recently changed careers and is now working at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, where as an Epidemiologist Investigative Officer, she is sent to Los Angeles, CA, to look into an outbreak of a previously unknown virus that hits with blinding speed, and although it has some symptoms in common with other diseases, it has a few new ones that don’t fit at all. After dealing with this, and a few other outbreaks, she begins to wonder if there might not be a human hand involved in these epidemics...This novel will be the first thing you’ll want to pick up upon waking, and the last thing you will put down before nodding off. It is an adrenaline filed medical murder mystery that you won’t be able to get enough. It’s absorbing, delightful, serious, scary, but fun, too.I highly, highly recommend it.