Noah Rothauser es el nuevo responsable de residentes del Boston Memorial Hospital. Conocido por sus avances médicos y su tecnología de vanguardia, el hospital ha instalado varios «quirófanos del futuro». La buena acogida de las novedosas instalaciones llega a su fin cuando un hombre aparentemente sano muere debido a la anestesia durante un procedimiento rutinario.
Noah no tarda en descubrir que el doctor William Mason, un prestigioso cirujano, es el responsable del error que le costó la vida al paciente y de, posteriormente, manipular su historial clínico. Sin embargo, Mason no tarda en culpar a la anestesista, Ava London, una profesional resolutiva y altamente cualificada.
Cuando otros dos pacientes mueren por complicaciones con la anestesia, Noah tiene que cuestionarse a todos los residentes... Incluida Ava, ya que esconde cosas: es adicta a internet y tiene multitud de perfiles falsos.
¿Qué ocultan las distintas identidades de Ava? ¿Quién es el responsable de las muertes de los pacientes? Con su puesto y su credibilidad en entredicho, Noah deberá desentrañar el misterio y encontrar al culpable, y tendrá que hacerlo antes de que muera más gente... aunque su vida corra peligro. ( )

Noah Rothauser es el nuevo responsable de residentes del Boston Memorial Hospital. Conocido por sus avances médicos y su tecnología de vanguardia, el hospital ha instalado varios "quirófanos del futuro". La buena acogida de las novedosas instalaciones llega a su fin cuando un hombre aparentemente sano muere debido a la anestesia durante un procedimiento rutinario.
Noah no tarda en descubrir que el doctor William Mason, un prestigioso cirujano, es el responsable del error que le costó la vida al paciente y de, posteriormente, manipular su historial clínico. Sin embargo, Mason no tarda en culpar a la anestesista, Ava London, una profesional resolutiva y altamente cualificada.
Cuando otros dos pacientes mueren por complicaciones con la anestesia, Noah tiene que cuestionarse a todos los residentes... Incluida Ava, ya que esconde cosas: es adicta a internet y tiene multitud de perfiles falsos.
¿Qué ocultan las distintas identidades de Ava? ¿Quién es el responsable de las muertes de los pacientes?

Typical Robin Cook, a bit far fetched but within the realms of possibility. Seems to be correct medically

Over the top medical mystery/thriller with poor ending. Most characters are exaggerations go the usual chief surgical resident, senior surgeon and anasthesiologist. Although the medical events portrayed and the reactions do occur, not with the regularity and excess included here. ( )

First I have to get on a soapbox. I read the reviews and I couldn’t believe the people who work in healthcare chiming in to say this was so unrealistic. One woman worked in physician credentialing and said it was ridiculous. I have worked on Healthcare for 25 years. I am a an administrator who sits on 6 hospital boards, I oversee the entire credentialing dept as well as others. Not only is this story possible, it has happened! His epilogue is spot on! Now for my review.

The first Robin Cook book I ever read was Mutation. I was 19 and I was so engrossed by this author. Since then I have read many more and enjoyed them. When I graduated Nursing school a few years later I enjoyed them even more. True to form; this one was also very good.

Cook writes in detail about medicine albeit background noise. I find it refreshing that he writes with absolute accuracy. This book was hard to put down. I connected with each character and began to loathe anyone against Noah. There was definitely obvious foreshadowing that could have been disguised better. The scariest movies and books are the ones that could actually happen. Healthcare is dangerous and people die all the time from mistakes and plain negligence. It’s sad but true. Often it is covered up and families never know. This book will rattle you, if you are human. Trust me when I tell you, this happens! ( )