Charlatans

By: Robin Cook

Narrated by: George Guidall

The explosive new thriller from New York Times-bestselling author and master of the medical thriller Robin Cook.

Newly minted chief resident at Boston Memorial Hospital Noah Rothauser is swamped in his new position, from managing the surgical schedules to dealing with the fallouts from patient deaths. Known for its medical advances, the famed teaching hospital has fitted several ORs as “hybrid operating rooms of the future”—an improvement that seems positive until an anesthesia error during a routine procedure results in the death of an otherwise healthy man. Noah suspects Dr. William Mason, an egotistical, world-class surgeon, of an error during the operation and of tampering with the patient’s record afterward. But Mason is quick to blame anesthesiologist, Dr. Ava London.

When more anesthesia-related deaths start to occur, Noah is forced to question all of the residents on his staff, including Ava, and he quickly realizes there’s more to her than what he sees. A social-media junkie, Ava has created multiple alternate personas for herself on the Internet. With his own job and credibility now in jeopardy, Noah must decide which doctor is at fault and who he can believe—before any more lives are lost.

Critic reviews

“Tantalizing.”—Publishers Weekly

“Where Cook shines is in illuminating that combination of impersonal professionalism and potential terror haunting every hospital corridor. A return to form for the master of medical malevolence.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Cook has been cranking out best-selling medical thrillers since the mid-1970s, and he long ago worked out a formula that works for his fans. [Charlatans] is no exception, proving once again that there is comfort and entertainment to be found in the familiar.”—Booklist

Praise for Robin Cook’s Host

“Spellbinding...Host is Robin Cook at his very best.” —Suspense Magazine

“Engrossing...Cook does a good job of making the medicine intelligible.”—Publishers Weekly

“A witch’s brew of weird science and unbridled greed, Cook’s newest medical thriller will boost the blood pressure of anyone facing hospitalization.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Brutally intense...A medical thriller cannot get any better than Host.”—Associated Press

Robin Cook at his best!

I haven’t enjoyed a Cook Book this much in a long time! Very timely and accurate treatise on medicine as it’s evolving today. We are outpacing medical accepted norms faster than we are developing new paradigms for education and credentialing! Social Media is adding to all the pressures as medicine is happening on the internet everyday without proper oversight and vetting

Scary thoughts in a Digital Age

Wow! Started slow with some confusing sidebars along the way. But Cook brought it all together expertly in the end. Cyber bullying. Digital alterations in medical records. FB hacking. False FB accounts. Can doctors really become doctors without going to med school? OR deaths due to questionable circumstances. Just Wow! And it’s all very doable. A must read to get your brain turning.

Unexpected Ending

Fun to read. A Summer sit and read because you will not want to put it down.

Incredible concept!

It was a little tough to get into the story, however sometimes it is about the cadence of the orator. The concept seems predictable but wait, it is 21st Century frightening!

story in real life

loved it, very knowledgeable. It quite fact finding in today's society. Know before go.