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Descirption: <span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic">New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of using genealogical DNA database tracking to catch a killer in <span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic">Genesis , an unforgettable medical thriller.
When the body of twenty-nine-year-old social worker Gloria Montoya, seven weeks pregnant with her first child, sho up on Chief New York City Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery's autopsy table, she's baffled to find no apparent causes of death. With no clues to go on, Laurie enlists the help of Dr Tricia Albanese, a forensic pathology resident with a background in genetic science, to help her trace the identity of the unborn baby's father using DNA from the mother and child. But when Tricia is found dead in her apartment in a manner strikingly similar to Gloria's death, Laurie realizes she might have two linked homicides on her hands . . . and now it's up to her, with the help of her husband, ME Jack Stapleton, to continue the tracking work Tricia had begun before a killer can strike again.
Review
Forensic pathologists and doctors-turned-detectives do battle against epidemics, lethal illness and drug-related deaths, the causes of which are far from natural . . . You'll find yourself completely hooked Source: Daily Mail
Likeable heroes, a compelling medical mystery and growing suspense - the result is a highly entertaining read. Commercial fiction, at its best, is pure entertainment. But Cook, like Michael Crichton, offers readers a smart dissection of contemporary issues that affect us all Source: USA Today
Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller in the 1970s with Coma Source: Guardian
Gripping . . . Terrifying Source: New York Times
From the Inside Flap
PRAISE FOR ROBIN COOK 'A clever blend of science and fiction . . . Frighteningly feasible' The Times
'Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller in the 1970s with Coma ' Guardian
'Forensic pathologists and doctors-turned-detectives do battle against epidemics, lethal illness and drug-related deaths, the causes of which are far from natural . . . You'll find yourself completely hooked' Daily Mail
'Gripping . . . terrifying' New York Times
'Strikes a deafening chord of terror' Washington Post
'Holds you, page after page' Larry King
'Likeable heroes, a compelling medical mystery and growing suspense - the result is a highly entertaining read. Commercial fiction, at its best, is pure entertainment. But Cook, like Michael Crichton, offers readers a smart dissection of contemporary issues that affect us all' USA Today