Death Benefit

Robin Cook

Dec 2011 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Pia Grazdani is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center’s premier scientist on cutting edge research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement organs for critically ill patients. But when tragedy strikes in the lab, Pia, with the help of classmate George Wilson, launches an investigation into the unforeseen calamity in the hospital’s supposedly secure biosafety lab.

Meanwhile, two ex-Wall Street whiz-kids think they’ve found another loadstone in the nation’s multi-trillion dollar life insurance industry, and race to find ways to control actuarial data and securitize the policies of the aged and infirm to make another killing.

As Pia and George dig deeper into the events at the lab, one question remains unanswered: is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?

Ratings and reviews

A real page turner. There was a lot of science, a mafia involvement, and murder. The heroine is a complicated person, not easy to like , but extremely intelligent and gorgeous. In my opinion, that last attribute was a bit over stressed but that's a minor issue. Overall, it's a great read.

Love Robin Cooks books but just couldn't get into this one. Bought it and didn't even finish it.

About the author

Robin Cook, M.D., is the author of more than thirty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his groundbreaking and wildly successful 1977 novel, Coma. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Cook’s most recent bestselling novels include Cell, Death Benefit, and Cure.