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TOXIN
by Cook, Robin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399143165
- ISBN 13
- 9780399143168
- Seller
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Naples, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Printing. Hardcover. 0399143165 . In VG+ DJ; Signed/inscribed by author to "Robert and Karen" (Ludlum). Karen is Robert Ludlum's second wife. Before his death, Ludlum lived in the same building as Cook. Hardback (black cloth spine/black boards). 357 pp. Medical Thriller. Photo of signature/inscription available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Newly divorced surgeon Dr. Kim Regis is determined to remain a good father to his only son, Selden. On a special night out, Kim takes Seldon to his favorite fast-food restaurant for a feast of burgers and fries. But the good time turns to tragedy: the young boy becomes gravely ill and dies as a result of poisoning by E. coli. bacteria found in the meat. Was Seldon's death a result of shoddy food-handling practices? Or was it a sophisticated case of product tampering - by a rival fast-foot giant or a disgruntled employee? Or perhaps by someone with a score to settle with Kim? Taking a leave from his surgical practice, Kim devotes his energies to solving the mystery full time. But he immediately hits a brick walls: a code of silence more impenetrable than anything he has ever encountered in his medical career. Instead of a cold-shoulder reception, however, Kim is soon met with a boot and a fist as thugs attempt to quash his inquiry. Aided by his ex-wife, Kim pursues a trail of deadly evidence, uncovering complicity and guilt stretching from the slaughterhouse floor to the corporate boardroom. Racing against time before more are poisoned, the two come face-to-face with the shocking and elusive truth. And in their life-and-death search for answers, they rediscover the reasons they first fell in love. With trademark pulse-pounding flair, Robin Cook delivers a cutting-edge thriller, borrowing from today's fears and tomorrow's medical technology.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wickham Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49840
- Title
- TOXIN
- Author
- Cook, Robin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399143165
- ISBN 13
- 9780399143168
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 0399143165, Fiction, Medical Fiction, Medical Novel, Medical Thriller, Signed, Robin Cook, Autographed, Robert Ludlum, Medicine
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Wickham Books South
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About Wickham Books South
We are primarily a mail order business, but have a retail presence at the Treasure Island Antique Mall at 950 Central Avenue in downtown Naples, FL (10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm on Sunday). At this location, we have approximately 4000 books in a wide variety of categories.We ship all items in sturdy cardboard, or layered bubble wrap for smaller items. All books with dust jackets that are priced above $5 will have dust jacket protectors.
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