Intervention

By far the worst Robin Cook book I have read. I kept waiting for the storylines to somehow connect but they never really do. Also, the ending made no sense at all. None of the issues were resolved. A wasted Credit!

Cook can still pace a narrative to keep you listening even as you realize it is more and more implausible and absurd. He clearly is using it at least in part as a polemic against alternative medicine--he is particularly scathing about chiropractic. His message about the Catholic Church is also mixed and bizarre. The plot is strange and disjointed, and I don't think I remember ever reading a hastier and more slapped together and implausible ending. I kept going, because it was Robin Cook and moments were interesting, but the overall effect was deeply disappointing . . . .

Great narration as always from Guidall, but this book wasn't as good as some of Cook's other books. I thought the biblical details were distracting and not particularly interesting (and I majored in Religion!). It seemed a little Dan Brown-ish, but not in a good way. My attention definitely waned a bit in the middle of this one, though the story picked up when Cook brought the two stories together, about 3/4 of the way through. ,

I cross between an "Angels & Demons" wanna be and a "CSI Miami", this book was just one long diatribe on research. The author would concoct reasons to have a dialogue between to characters for the sole purpose of telling the whole story. A good portion of the book dealt with his dislike for the field of Chiropractics with a good dose of Roman Catholic lore mixed in. I was dissapointed to say the least.

So bad I took the time too find out his age thinking he's gone around the bend. Maybe a cheap ghostwriter? Not what one would expect from the #1 medical thriller writer. This is the last Robin Cook for me.

At least 3 divergent sub plots, and not a single plotline in the book is resolved. Excessive explanations of technical issues, weak relationships between characters. Wierd sexual scenes that approach bizarre. Constant tension in a very negative way, several of the characters are very unhappy and close to bitter. There is no way that anyone would buy this book if it did not have an author who once wrote a good book. Robin Cook should be ashamed, and Audible should seriously consider refunding the credit for those who bought it. I kept listening hoping it would improve, otherwise I would have dumped it sooner. PURE GARBAGE!!!!

I have over 300 books in my audible library. There are only two that I didn't finish. I wish this had been the third. There were several (odd) different story lines that barely intersected, and there was no ending to speak of. Wish I could have that credit back...

It was a dark and stormy night...In the Sistine chapel Dan Brown has kidnapped Robin Cook, a bomb at his feet is lettered with INTERVENTION..meanwhile black robed monks are fighting to get into the chapel with chiropracters disguised as priests they all have cigarettes to light the fuse....meanwhile the Pope is sitting with Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum and find Ms scarlet is really a Palestinian faith healer..meanwhile in Cairo the shopkeeper has been stabbed numerous times by persons unknown because he started the whole mess..meanwhile DNA is found all over New York...meanwhile...was that Tom Hanks?...to be continued....

This was one of the most riveting books I've read in a long time. It was a real page turner. I presume some of the religious fanatics will be offended by it, just like they were with the Davinci Code, but that is fiction. The writing was excellent and the narrator did his usual good job. It really captured my attention until about 90% of the way through and then just fell apart. I swear, publishers must pressure writers to finish a book "or else". The last 10% of the book just "died" The ending was a Major Disappointment! For Robin Cook it was a real surprise. However, with that being said, it is definitely worth the time and credit to read.

The suspense of what would happen to the child.

The medical examiner, who's thoughts about alternative medicine seem to be changing or not.

GG's voice changed with each character, so you knew immediately who was talking.

Absolutely!

what happened to part 3? it's like an Alfred Hitchcock story - Audio says look for the next part, but it isn't there.....
I want to know who the phone call was from, etc....