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008			070428s2007 nyu | 00| f eng
010			_aB-310800-814
020			_a9780330457545 _c£ 2.99 236.80
035			_aB-310800-814
037			_bPansy Books
040			_adpl _bEnglish
082			_aN
100			_aCook, Robin
245			_aCritical / _cby Robin Cook.
260			_aLondon _bPan Books _c2008
270			_a20 New Wharf Road _bLondon _eN1 9RR
300			_a475 p. _c20cm. (pbk)
520			_aAngela Dawson, M.D., appears to have it all: at the age of thirty-seven, she owns a fabulous New York City apartment, a stunning seaside house on Nantucket, and enjoys the perks of her prosperous lifestyle. But her climb to the top was rough, marked by a troubled childhood, a failed marriage, and the devastating blow of bankruptcy as a primary-care internist. Painfully aware of the role of economics in modern life, particularly in the health-care field, Angela returned to school to earn an MBA. Armed with a shiny new degree and blessed with determination, intelligence, and impeccable timing, Angela founded a start-up company, Angels Healthcare, then took it public. With her controlling interest in three busy specialty hospitals in New York City and plans for others in Miami and Los Angeles, Angela's future looked very bright.Then a surge of drug-resistant staph infections in all three hospitals devastates Angela's carefully constructed world. Not only do the infections result in patient deaths, but the fatalities also cause stock prices to tumble, leaving market analysts wondering if Angela will be able to hold her empire together.New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton are naturally intrigued by the uptick in staph-related post-procedure deaths. Aside from their own professional curiosity, there's a personal stake as well: Laurie and Jack are newly married, and Jack is facing surgery to repair a torn ligament at Angels Orthopedic Hospital. Despite Jack's protests, Laurie can't help investigating-opening a Pandora's box of corporate intrigue that threatens not just her livelihood, but her life with Jack as well.
650			_aHospital administrators _vFiction.
650			_aNosocomial infections _vFiction.
650			_aStaphylococcal infections _vFiction.
650			_aDrug resistance in microorganisms _vFiction.
650			_aMedical examiners (Law) _vFiction.
651			_aNew York (N.Y.) _vFiction.
655			_aMedical novels. _2gsafd
655			_aSuspense fiction. _2gsafd
856			_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2007017292-d.html
856			_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2007017292-b.html
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