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Outbreak (A Medical Thriller) Mass Market Paperback – February 1, 1988

by Robin Cook (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,009 ratings
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A fast-spreading disease with no cure takes the United States by storm in Robin Cook's “most harrowing medical horror story” (The New York Times).

Murder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control investigates—and soon uncovers the medical world's deadliest secret...
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  2. Print length
    340 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons
  5. Publication date
    February 1, 1988
  6. Dimensions
    4.2 x 0.9 x 6.7 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    042510687X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0425106877
  9. Lexile measure
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“The ultimate nightmare...spine-tingling intrigue and fever-pitched action.”—Associated Press

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“Master of the medical thriller.”—The New York Times

“Leave it to doctor-turned-novelist Robin Cook to scare us all to death.”—Los Angeles Times

About the Author

Dr. Robin Cook is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his wildly successful 1977 novel, Coma. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons (February 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 042510687X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0425106877
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 870L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.7 inches
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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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CG Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, Addictive Book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
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This book is exciting and immediately gets you hooked. It’s a real page-turner! You won’t want to put it down!
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Grandma Joanne
4.0 out of 5 stars A good story emphasizing the devastation this disease could bring to ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2014
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After the recent Ebola outbreaks in Africa and entry of infected patients into our hospitals, I decided to read this book, which I had done some 15 years ago. A good story emphasizing the devastation this disease could bring to a city or country. It is very well written and quite factual.
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Aislinge Kellogg
5.0 out of 5 stars Outbreak: the Disease You Don’t Want Loose
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020
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Robin Cook used to be a doctor, much as John Grisham used to be a lawyer. While Mr. Grisham writes legal thrillers; Dr. Cook instead gets wrapped up in medical mysteries. Who better to spin a yarn that pulls you in from the first moment to zip through a novel that are masterful in the details of their once-primary jobs.

But this review is strictly regarding Robin Cook’s “Outbreak”. I enjoy a lot of books, and usually read several at a time, juming between them. However, “Outbreak” was so enthralling, so incredibly fast-paced and exciting, I couldn’t put it down. And
I couldn’t even consider reading another book whilst reading this particular novel. I don’t doubt that immediately after writing this review, I will select another one of Dr. Cook’s novels, to read feverishly over the next fews days. And I have no doubt I’ll thoroughly enjoy it.

This particular novel introduces us to Doctor Marissa Blumenthal, previously a pediatrician, who has recently changed careers and is now working at the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, where as an Epidemiologist Investigative Officer, she is sent to Los Angeles, CA, to look into an outbreak of a previously unknown virus that hits with blinding speed, and although it has some symptoms in common with other diseases, it has a few new ones that don’t fit at all. After dealing with this, and a few other outbreaks, she begins to wonder if there might not be a human hand involved in these epidemics...

This novel will be the first thing you’ll want to pick up upon waking, and the last thing you will put down before nodding off. It is an adrenaline filed medical murder mystery that you won’t be able to get enough. It’s absorbing, delightful, serious, scary, but fun, too.

I highly, highly recommend it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book bad ending
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020
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Good potential. Hated the ending. Why forgive him? I'm not sure Dr Cook adequately represented a woman's perspective. Freaky to read with covid abound.
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Adele Iversen
5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Cook has another winner
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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I have been a huge fan of Robin Cook’s books since Coma! He always develops great characters and the plots keep you reading till the last page is finished. I don’t understand why more of his books haven’t been made into movies, they would make great movies.
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LazyA
5.0 out of 5 stars Love All of Robin Cook's stories.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2023
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This is one of my favorites... Every few years I dust it off & do a reread... it's like re-watching a favorite movie...
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mole
4.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding? This is right down ebola alley ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014
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Are you kidding? This is right down ebola alley. I first read Robbin Cook's take on ebola a number of years ago after the 1979 African outbreak but before the Reston affair. His book was right on then in 1987 and its just as entertaining as it is playing out in the US right now, without the conservative physician spin. Nothing seems to have changed as far as the infectious agent's communicability, exposure and mortality of primary health care workers, importance of isolation and quarentine procedures and CDC's influence and expertise in and outside the lab. I believe I've read everyone of Cook's medical mysteries and I find myself starting to go back and read them again. Bring on Jack Stapleton and crew.
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Laurel
5.0 out of 5 stars Outbreak by Robin Cook
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
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I liked the characters which was well written. This was a thriller which I found hard to put down. I would recommend this book for those who like Medical Thriller’s.
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Lori Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars GOODbook
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2020
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Pritam Debnath
5.0 out of 5 stars Really awesome
Reviewed in India on July 26, 2018
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An outstanding story line.Gripping from the very 1st line.The intriguing details are very good.
The delivery was on time and the book is in good condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really awesome
Reviewed in India on July 26, 2018
An outstanding story line.Gripping from the very 1st line.The intriguing details are very good.
The delivery was on time and the book is in good condition.
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Marta Zz
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2017
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I remember reading some Robin Cook books years ago and was wondering if I they would still appeal to me. I just finished reading Dan Brown's "Origin" and fancied another thriller. This is a great book, very entertaining, I did not want to put it away before bed.I gather everyone can read the synopsis for themselves, I might just add that the book was published in 1987, it is refreshing to go back to the times before mobilephones and the internet. I gather if it was written today Dr Blumenthal would have saved herself many air miles and time!
Just finished the Outbreak and ordered another one of Cook's books, a more recent one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!
Reviewed in Australia on July 31, 2018
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I loved that I was kept guessing until the veru end and the story was easy to get into from the start. Really enjoyed resding 'Outbresk'!
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viriathus
4.0 out of 5 stars Muy entretenido
Reviewed in Spain on June 17, 2014
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Ya en la sinopsis se ve que no tiene casi nada que ver con la película Estallido (Outbreak) de Dastin Hoffman.

La historia se hace más interesante poco a poco, aunque hay alguna situación que resulta poco creíble.

El inglés no es complicado una vez que coges un poco de vocabulario médico.
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