Contagion
Robin Cook
- Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1996.
- 615 p. (large print) 23 cm.
- Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery Book 2 .
"Thorndike large print Basic series"--T.p. verso.
Opthalmologist-turned-forensic pathologist, Jack Stapleton, investigates a series of virulent and lethal illnesses targeting richer patients of a giant profit-driven medical conglomerate. When the apparent epicenters of these outbreaks are revealed to be hospitals and clinics controlled by the same for-profit giant, Stapleton fears he has stumbled upon a diabolic conspiracy of catastrophic proportions: Could the for-profit giant be engaged in the systematic elimination of its more costly subscribers?