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Spasm
Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Robin Cook
- Narrator
- Will Damron
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 15 October 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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.
'Masterful . . . Robin Cook is at the top of his game' - Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid
When Laurie Montgomery steps down from her position as chief medical examiner at the OCME, 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 about a strange death and their potential association with an alarming upswing in Alzheimer’s cases in Essex Falls.
Agreeing to help, Laurie and Jack head upstate to find that Essex Falls is far from the rural idyll of their imagination. The residents appear earnestly intent on returning America to the 1950s. They are told of the deaths of two local troublemakers, who prior to their deaths had both begun to complain of muscle spasms, nausea and off-the-charts anxiety.
As Jack and Laurie investigate, they uncover a terrifying possibility: a dangerous bioweapon. In the wrong hands, it could threaten the lives of the entire town . . . and potentially all of America.
Critics Review
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Masterful . . . Robin Cook is at the top of his game
Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid
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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
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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
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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
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Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller in the 1970s with Coma
Guardian
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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
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Details
- Author
- Robin Cook
- Narrator
- Will Damron
- Duration
- 10 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037427930
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Medical thriller, Thriller: terrorism, Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
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.'Masterful . . . Robin Cook is at the top of his game' - Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The HousemaidWhen Laurie Montgomery steps down from her position as chief medical examiner at the OCME, 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 about a strange death and their potential association with an alarming upswing in Alzheimer’s cases in Essex Falls.Agreeing to help, Laurie and Jack head upstate to find that Essex Falls is far from the rural idyll of their imagination. The residents appear earnestly intent on returning America to the 1950s. They are told of the deaths of two local troublemakers, who prior to their deaths had both begun to complain of muscle spasms, nausea and off-the-charts anxiety.As Jack and Laurie investigate, they uncover a terrifying possibility: a dangerous bioweapon. In the wrong hands, it could threaten the lives of the entire town . . . and potentially all of America.
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