Spasm by Robin Cook - ISBN: 9781035079186
Paperback
Deadly bioweapon threatens America: Jack and Laurie must stop it!
  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    9 December 2025

Summary

From Robin Cook, the ‘master of the medical thriller’ (The New York Times), fan favourites Jack and Laurie return in another fast-paced story about a deadly bioweapon that could disrupt the world order as they know it.

When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner at the OCME to get a break from office politics, she and Jack decide to embark on a weekend getaway. And the timing couldn’t be better when they receive a call from Jack’s old peer…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035079186
ISBN-10:1035079186
Author:Robin Cook
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:9 December 2025
Weight:382g
Dimensions:45mm x 155mm x 234mm
Series:Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery
Audience Age:18
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Spasm by Robin Cook - ISBN: 9781035079186
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Masterful … Robin Cook is at the top of his game – Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid
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 *
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 *
Praise for Manner of Death: Readers are in competent hands … As he has done in all of his novels, Cook once again rings a warning bell to raise awareness for a new area at risk for potential abuse * New York Journal of Books *
Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller in the 1970s with Coma * Guardian *
Robin Cook, the master of the medical thriller, turns up the tension once again … Fast-paced and frighteningly relevant, Spasm blends medical science and moral questions in Cook’s trademark style * Out South Florida *

About The Author

Robin Cook

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 over thirty international bestsellers, including Outbreak, Terminal, Contagion, Chromosome 6, Foreign Body, Intervention and Cure.

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