Foreign Body - [Jack Stapleton 08] - Robin Cook - English

A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends anidealistic UCLA medical student on a desperate search for answers, in thischilling tale from the master of the medical thriller.

Jennifer Hernandez is a fourth-year medical student at UCLA,just completing an elective in general surgery, whose world is shattered duringa break in an otherwise ordinary day. While relaxing in the surgical lounge ofL.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she half-listens to a piece on medicaltourism, where first-world citizens travel to third-world countries forsurgery. But when she hears her beloved grandmother's name mentioned, her ownheart nearly stops: the CNN reporter says Maria Suarez-Hernandez had died, aday after undergoing a hip replacement in New Delhi's Queen Victoria Hospital.

Maria had raised Jennifer and her brothers from infancy, andtheir bond was unshakable. Still, the news that Maria had traveled to India wasa shock to Jennifer, until she realized that it was the only viable option forthe hardworking yet uninsured woman. Devastated, and desperate for answers,Jennifer takes emergency leave from school and heads to India, where relationswith local officials go from sympathetic to sour as she presses for moreinformation. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hastycremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr.Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Maria.

Laurie, along with her husband, Dr. Jack Stapleton, rushesto the younger woman's side, discovering a sophisticated medical facility withlittle margin for error. As the death count grows, so do the questions, leadingLaurie and Jennifer to unveil a sinister, multilayered conspiracy of globalproportions.

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