{"product_id":"death-benefit-9780425250365","title":"Death Benefit","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \"exciting\" (\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e) novel of unchecked greed, medical malfeasance, and startling science, from the #1 bestselling \"master of the medical thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An intense read that raises thought-provoking questions.\"--Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePia Grazdani is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center's premier scientist on cutting-edge research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement organs for critically ill patients. But when tragedy strikes in the lab, Pia, with the help of classmate George Wilson, launches an investigation into the unforeseen calamity in the hospital's supposedly secure biosafety lab. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, two ex-Wall Street whiz-kids think they've found another loadstone in the nation's multitrillion-dollar life insurance industry, and race to find ways to control actuarial data and securitize the policies of the aged and infirm to make another killing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Pia and George dig deeper into the events at the lab, one question remains unanswered: Is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 4.29w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425250365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Cook, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, is the author of over forty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his groundbreaking and wildly successful 1977 novel, \u003ci\u003eComa\u003c\/i\u003e. His other bestsellers include \u003ci\u003eNight Shift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eViral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGenesis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePandemic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCharlatans\u003c\/i\u003e. Cook divides his time between Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":43232726384755,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":10.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_be25479b-0fcb-45cf-82dd-14cbe6acb28d.jpg?v=1754050364","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/death-benefit-9780425250365","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}