big disappointment

Once upon a time, I was a HUGE fan of Cook's medical thrillers. But how thrilling can a book be when 50 pages in you can figure out every detail of who dunnit and why? The characterizations in this story are ultra-thin stereotypes as well. Formula writing doesn't work. Mr. Cook needs to take a breather and write something completely different, as have James Patterson and John Grisham. Heck...*I* could have written this book, it's so predictable!

Sizzles with Suspense

Robin Cook is a fine writer who keeps on turning out bestsellers year after year. It seems there is no stopping the good doctor and his books just keep getting better. "Marker" is no exception. New York Medical Examiners Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are back. There relationship, which we read about in "Vector" is going through a rough patch and Laurie is concerned about two patients who died in hospital, who she thinks shouldn't have. Were they murdered? Of course, more murders follow, this is a Robin Cook book, after all. Will our heroine get herself in trouble deep, read the book and find out. You won't be able to put it down.

Terrific page turner

If you're a fan of medical mysteries, this is a must read. Robin Cook is on top of his game as he brings back the Pathology team of Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery to solve the cases of mysterious deaths of apparently healthy patients (sound familiar, doesn't it). That's not to say Cook resurrects old material - sinister health insurance companies and medical procedures are a big part of this novel, but the author has the talent to breathe new life into old plot lines. The sub plots of Laurie's medical problems and the "bad guy" (one hell of a nasty nurse) are anything but distracting. Not wanting to spoil the ending for anyone, but chapter 24 has got to be one of the most exhilarating pages Cook has ever written. Perfect summer time entertainment.