Robin Cook

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Robin Cook

3 books1 series

Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word ‘medical’ to the thriller genre, and decades after the publication of his 1977 breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce th…

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Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word ‘medical’ to the thriller genre, and decades after the publication of his 1977 breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce thirty-nine international bestsellers, including Outbreak, Terminal, Contagion, Chromosome 6, Foreign Body, Intervention and Cure. His latest are Night Shift, Viral, Genesis, Pandemic, and Charlatans.

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THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

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AUTHOR CAREER

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1992–20233 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Other3 (100%)

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Genres and themes

Crime Fiction3 / 3 books
Mystery3 / 3 books
Thriller3 / 3 books