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by Robin Cook (Author) "Jack Stapleton bent over and put more muscle into his pedaling as he sprinted the last block heading east along Thirtieth Street ..." (more)
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The ever-popular and prolific Cook (Fatal Cure, Audio Reviews, LJ 9/15/94) sets his latest medical thriller in Equatorial Guinea, Africa. Dr. Kevin Marshall worries that he has traded his ethics for a gleaming futuristic lab. Meanwhile, stateside, Dr. Jack Stapleton, a forensic pathologist, is deeply troubled by an unidentified body that is missing various parts. Jack and his colleague, Laurie, identify the corpse as that of a Mafia kingpin, and their investigation leads them to Africa. Narrator Boyd Gaines is superb. The producer, however, would do well to abandon the tiresome and distracting sound effects that serve only to lend an old-time radio feel to the production. Missing are end-of-side cues prompting listeners to flip or change tapes. For popular fiction collections.?Terrill Persky, Naperville, Ill.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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A medical examiner in New York worried by some odd autopsy findings and a scientist in equatorial Africa performing genetic experiments that could dramatically alter life on earth are drawn together in Cook's latest medical thriller. Boyd Gaines's dramatic reading, accented by sound effects and musical bridges, establishes the characters and the emotional reality of the frightening situations. But it's hampered by scant character development and sudden leaps in the narrative. Despite these weaknesses, Gaines's easy style and an intriguing premise make this abridgment worth a listen. M.A.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Concentration Faded, Nov 4 2004
By Ez (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chromosome 6 (Mass Market Paperback)
A New York gangland member is killed, so what does this have to do with liver transplants, bonobos and protohumans? Forensic pathologists Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery head to Equatorial Guinea to find out. It's a very long read, and my concentration faded quite often. (C+)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly bad. Run, run from this book!, April 10 2004
By Wilkun (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chromosome 6 (Paperback)
Robin Cook's novel of genetic manipulation which creates a race of proto-human simians is laughable. My congratulations, however, go to him for apparently creating one of these creatures himself, as Chromosome 6 appears to have been edited by one of these self-same bonobo apes!

This novel is tripe- absurd, unbelieveable characters (in particular the female characters assisting Kevin at the complex in Africa), dialogue that is beyond clumsy, the most howlingly bad, stereotypical mafiosi imaginable- I fail to see how any editor worth his salt wouldn't be forced to ask for an extensive rewrite.

That is, of course, unless he were a genetically engineered chimp editing with a sharpened flint. Yup, that would be the only possible reason for this literary train wreck.

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3.0 out of 5 stars OVERCOOKED, Feb 3 2004
By Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chromosome 6 (Hardcover)
Robin Cook by now must realize he must sacrifice the "king of medical thrillers" to the charming Tess Gerritsen. Although Cook has done some good work, this muddled, overdrawn, repetitious tome is too long in length and too short on excitement. While Tess manages to keep the reader braced for unexpected twists, Cook leads you to where you know it's going, and peoples it with some of the most uninteresting characters I've had the displeasure to spend time with. The mafia characters are hilariously inept, and the heroes at the cloning site are childish, stupid, and reminiscent of an episode of Dawson's Creek.
This is not Cook at his best, the three stars are to recognize his previous works and hope they get better after this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Robin Cook the master of medical thrillers
Chromosome 6 is a very good book, you never get bored.
There are a lot of action and suspense.
The story is about the clonage , and that show what the clonage can do, some... Read more
Published on Jul 24 2003 by H. Georges

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a medical thriller
This is a good book to read, is a thriller, but not a medical thriller, the book will keep you reading all the time, but whether it could be true or not the end is not a good one,... Read more
Published on April 21 2003 by Jorge Frid

3.0 out of 5 stars Books need ratings like movies
Whether you like the ending of this book or not, the actual idea and concept presented in this book are very interesting! Read more
Published on Nov 5 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Cook Falls Short
This book deals with the question of cloning and gene splicing. In Africa, a certain species of monkeys are being mutated. Read more
Published on Oct 14 2002 by Alex Thanos

5.0 out of 5 stars Science Thriller
This is a thrilling novel about some scientists in Africa that are using cloning to create subhuman monkeys using bonobos so that their body parts can harvested for the specific... Read more
Published on Aug 27 2002 by G. McNutt

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Forensic Science Junkies
I'm addicted to the forensic science shows on TV, so this book was right up my alley. I enjoy how technical the book is (the descriptions of pathologies), but I find elements of... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2002 by hkleczew

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Until the End
This was a fast paced book and extremely enjoyable. The plot and characters were terrific. The only bad part was the ending. Left way too many lose ends. Read more
Published on Jun 9 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Best Cookbook I've Read
Robin Cook, doctor turned writer, has produced a bundle of popular books in the "medical thriller" genre. Read more
Published on May 27 2002 by AntiochAndy

2.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I read an abridged edition
I didn't prefer this book. I thought it left some areas un answered and unclear. It was not as well written as is many other books. Though I may have read an abridged edition.
Published on Feb 21 2002 by jnj1

1.0 out of 5 stars he said, she said, they said
This is the first and last Robin Cook mystery for me. I listened to part of it on tape and gave up at the beginning of the second cassette. Read more
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