Blindsight

Blindsight
by Robin Cook
Putnam, 1992. 339 pgs. Fiction

Dr. Laurie Montgomery, a new forensic pathologist in the NYC Medical Examiner's office, finds a pattern of unrelated cocaine overdose deaths among career-oriented people never known to have used drugs. Despite the obvious evidence that she's onto something, her boss couldn't care less, while the homicide detective she becomes involved with is more concerned about a recent rash of mob killings. To make things more complicated, Laurie’s parents are trying to set her up with a new man, a self-centered ophthalmologist whose patients just happen to include the mob boss behind both the cocaine deaths and the murder spree.

This is the first book in a series of mysteries involving Laurie Montgomery, and like most of Robin Cook’s books it involves a complicated network of underhanded dealings by a variety of characters including corrupt doctors, crooked cops, and the mob. The action is fast-paced and Cook includes vivid medical descriptions to liven up the plot.

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