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The blockbuster bestseller that kickstarted a new genre--the medical thriller--is now available in trade paperback for the first time.
They called it minor surgery, but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others--all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine... Read Full Overview

They called it "minor surgery," but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman, and a dozen others-all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures were victims of the same inexplicable, hideous tragedy on the operating table. They never woke up. . . .

Considered one of the best books of the genre--and the book that launched Robin Cook 's career, earning him the reputation as the master of the medical thriller--Coma celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication with this special mass market edition that includes a letter... Read Full Overview

They called it "minor surgery," but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman, and a dozen others-all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures were victims of the same inexplicable, hideous tragedy on the operating table. They never woke up. . . .

The blockbuster bestseller that kickstarted a new genre--the medical thriller--is now available in trade paperback for the first time.
They called it "minor surgery," but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others--all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine... Read Full Overview

Robin Cook is the author -- and Coma is the book -- for which the term "medical thriller" was first used. It's a spine-chilling shocker about a crime beyond imagining and the committed young medical student who brings it to light. The surgery was routine -- the kind performed... Read Full Overview

Robin Cook is the author -- and Coma is the book -- for which the term medical thriller was first used. It's a spine-chilling shocker about a crime beyond imagining and the committed young medical student who brings it to light.The surgery was routine -- the kind performed many... Read Full Overview

Robin Cook is the author -- and Coma is the book -- for which the term medical thriller was first used. It's a spine-chilling shocker about a crime beyond imagining and the committed young medical student who brings it to light.The surgery was routine -- the kind performed many... Read Full Overview

Robin Cook is the author -- and Coma is the book -- for which the term "medical thriller" was first used. It's a spine-chilling shocker about a crime beyond imagining and the committed young medical student who brings it to light. The surgery was routine -- the kind performed... Read Full Overview