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Violence
Some
Murder attempts against the protagonists; corporate violence
Language
Some
Moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate alcohol use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Healthcare rationing fraud leading to patient harm; corporate murder to suppress evidence
What this book is about
A Robin Cook medical thriller (2007) in which two third-year medical students — Pia Grazdani and her classmate — stumble onto evidence of massive fraud within a hospital's managed care system. The conspiracy involves deliberate under-treatment to save money, and the people behind it will kill to keep it quiet. Features Cook's signature medical ethics focus.
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Murder to suppress medical evidence
Healthcare corruption
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