Intervention

De: Robin Cook

Narrado por: George Guidall

New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook returns with another ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller, as medical detective Jack Stapleton investigates the promises—and deadly risks—of alternative medicine and is led deep into the heart of a religious conspiracy...

Medical examiners and husband-and-wife pair Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are consumed with worry for their young son, who has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. But, as always, Jack turns to his work for solace; after performing a postmortem on a promising young woman who had recently been treated by a chiropractor, he begins researching alternative medicine as a way to avoid obsessing about his child’s illness.

Meanwhile, Jack’s college buddy, a renowned archaeologist and biblical scholar, makes a spectacular find at a souk in Cairo: an ancient codex, whose contents may vault him to international fame—and jeopardize the very nature of papal infallibility. And the bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, another former classmate, turns to Jack to help safeguard an explosive secret, one with the power to change lives forever...©2009 Robin Cook; (P)2009 Penguin

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Praise for Intervention:

“Cook can write up a storm and spin a taut tale, every chapter of which ends on a cliff-hanger all the way up to an unforeseen conclusion. In the hands of a master, in other words, such confections have real possibilities—and Cook more than delivers.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Lively.”—The Oklahoman

Another great book.

I would have liked to see the book end differently. Delve into the DNA results more, before the firey end. Otherwise, a very good novel by one of my favorite authors.

Classic Cook...but...?

The story line is good but what happens during the first part of the book is somewhat lost. You might thing that he is attempting to introduce characters but Robin did not need to spend so much ink doing it. Solid story and draws you to the conclusion... wait... it didn't.

Excellent

Loved the plot and the reader great job with voices. Good listening, I strongly recommend.

Intriguing but incomplete

I like this book but I was disappointed with what seemed to be his losing focus on the story and then some weird incomplete ending. I️t seemed like a lot of time was focused on the beginning build up with lots of unnecessary and inconsequential story line and then quickly finished. I usually love the writers books but this one left me blah.

Educational and intriguing

What made the experience of listening to Intervention the most enjoyable?

Wanting to know the answer to the burning question...

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jack, the protagonist. His feelings and thinking about his feelings were on target.

Which character – as performed by George Guidall – was your favorite?

Jack. The only failing of this book was that sometimes the male voices were so similar, I had to rewind to remember who was talking.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Was it really necessay to have Laurie's 1st baby suffer from a terminal illness. I wanted more information about that and more hopefulness-it cast a sadness over the whole book.

Excellent!

The two stories came together wonderfully!!! Great read. Definitely did not expect the epilogue. One of the better Robin Cook and as always, the narrator was outstanding.

An okay listen

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. ,

good one!!!

I have truly enjoyed every Robin Cook novel. I keep waiting for Jack StPleton to find some real happiness.

Cook at his best!

I love this story. I combines the characters we love with our desire to belive in the devine.

Why all the negative reviews!?!

Am I missing something? I liked it!

Ok it was maybe not his BEST, it’s not much of a medical thriller, the ending is rather abrupt and I agree it’s a little Dan Brown-esque (although it’s a a comparison that annoys me because it’s based on the most common denominator) still, I can’t say it’s his WORST; if so, his worst effort is still pretty good.

Perhaps the “haters” just had higher expectations? They’ve read (and better remembered compared to me) the tone of all this other stories and therefore by comparison this one did not meet up?

Overall I enjoyed the story and I will definitely be in for further instalments! In fact, I think I'll move on to the next one right away.