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Violence
A lot
Murders in a hospital setting; graphic medical horror
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
A lot
Non-consensual sexual medical procedures; exploitation of female patients
Substance Use
Some
Moderate drug references in medical context
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Deep psychological violation; hospital as predatory institution; medical body horror
What this book is about
An early Robin Cook medical thriller (1981) in which Dr. Martin Philips at a New York hospital discovers a disturbing pattern of young women suffering from mysterious brain deterioration after routine procedures. His investigation reveals a horrific secret at the core of the hospital's most prestigious research program. One of Cook's most unsettling early works.
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Non-consensual medical procedures
Sexual exploitation of patients
Medical body horror
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