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| Author | Robin Cook |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Larry Rostant |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Putnam (US) Macmillan (UK) |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type | Print () |
| Pages | 447 |
| ISBN | 0-330-33702-5 |
| OCLC | 60237515 |
| Preceded by | Blindsight |
| Followed by | Acceptable Risk |
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David and Angela quickly find out that their idyllic town harbors dark secrets. Patients at the local hospital keep dying prematurely. The hospital grounds are terrorized by a rapist, and the young family is shocked to find a dead body in their basement. Angela is faced with sexual harassment and David soon experiences the wrath of the HMO administrators for spending too much time with his patients and ordering too many tests and hospital stays.
David and Angela end up not just getting fired from their jobs -and deeply in debt, but their lives are threatened as well. The novel ends with a dénouement somewhat similar to Silence of the Lambs .
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