2009 # 30

Robin Cook - Foreign Body - Finished - 2/23/2009

Large Print 752 pages - The cover of this one is a bit deceptive in that it depicts an ex-ray of a medical instrument left in a body. This did not occur in the book which except for the beginning is set for the most part in Delhi India. It concerns the growing business of medical tourism where patients are traveling to India for operations at costs well below what they would cost in the US or Europe. In this instance we follow 4th year med student Jennifer Hernandez who travels to India when she finds out on a CNN broadcast that her grandmother has died following a hip replacement. Soon invloved are NYC pathologists Jack and Laurie Stapleton. Its an interesting look at India and the dichotomy between the upper classes and the desperately poor and the barely functional governmental bureaucracy. It was a fast read which kept my interest till the end.

ISBN - 978-07394-9912-2, Suspense, Pages - 448, Print Size - L, Rating - 4.25