Coma

by Robin Cook

Book Overview

The blockbuster bestseller that kickstarted a new genre--the medical thriller--is now available in trade paperback for the first time.
They called it minor surgery, but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others--all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures--were victims of the same inexplicable, hideous tragedy on the operating table. They never woke up.
Susan Wheeler is a third-year medical student working as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316334464
• ISBN13: 9780316334464
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Keeps you glued to the book

Wonderfully written book....The suspense will keep you glued to the book...And the most amazing thing is that the story just runs in a couple of days....so many big shots investigating the coma matters are clueless about the entire episode (or arent they)..and this girl from med school comes....with just the right quantity of enthusiasm and spirit....and uncovers the murk that is a not so obvious part of the entire episode.

Great Book

One of the most amazing books ever it grabs you and wont let go it's just that good

The Original Medical Thriller, Still Going Strong

This book, the original novel that propelled the author to the top of the medical thriller genre a quarter-century ago, is a gem. I buy and read Cook's novels anytime I finish my pre-planned books on a trip, and was truly delighted to have a chance to pick up the anniversary edition, which I had not read previously.Among the aspects of Cook's "formula" that I especially appreciate are 1) his provision of non-fiction background references that frame the novel in the real world; 2) his orchestration of vignettes so that one obtains real insights into the backroom operations and otherwise invisible nuances of hospitals and medicine; 3) his engaging characters; and, most importantly, 4) his dramatization of major threats that are not well-articulated to the public by any other means.

This one got me going

This was the first book by Robin Cook that I read. I picked it up at midnight one night and put it down when I finished! From there, I have since forged on to purchase and read all of his books! I have only one left, and I frequently pick one up and read it again and again!

The best suspense book i ever read.

The book makes you, get into the story, and you are feeling like you were the girl. it makes you feel really scared.