by Robin Cook
Book 12 in the Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery series
published 2019
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New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of using genealogical DNA database tracking to catch a killer in this unforgettable medical thriller.
When the body of social worker Kera Jacobsen shows up on Chief Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery’s autopsy table, it appears at first that she was the victim of a tragic drug overdose. But for Laurie and her new pathology resident, the brilliant but outspoken Dr. Aria Nichols, further investigation reveals an alarming discovery. The young woman was ten weeks pregnant when she died, but nobody seems to know who the father was – or whether he holds the key to Kera’s final moments alive.
While Laurie faces a personal crisis with the support of her husband, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton, the impulsive Aria investigates a controversial new technique to progress the case: using DNA databases to track down those who don’t want to be found. Working with experts at a genealogy website based in New York, she plans to trace the fetus’s DNA in the hopes of identifying the mystery father.
After Kera’s closest friend is found murdered days later, the need for answers becomes critical. Because someone out there clearly doesn’t want Kera’s secrets to come to light . . . and if Aria gets any closer to the truth, she and Laurie face becoming targets for a ruthless killer.
Robin cook writes women and relationships badly. It was a chore to read this book with the main characters being women. They were wooden and the relationship between Laurie and Jack was so flat I had trouble believing they had been married long enough to have children. This is the first Robin Cook book I have read and if it is typical of his writing it will be the last.
In my opinion Robin Cook is one of the best authors. For me that I study medicine, his books are the best of all, his stories are the best of all. They have just told me that studying medicine is a waste of time, such a noble profession that of saving someone’s life. I hope he continues to write.
why did robin cool just leave everyone just hanging at the end of Nano ?