Toxin
- Authors
- Cook, Robin
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Tags
- escherichia coli infections , horror , science fiction , fiction - psychological suspense , fiction , crime & thriller , medical , hospitals - medical staff , thrillers , medical novels , suspense , thriller , mystery , adventure , food poisoning
- ISBN
- 9780425166611
- Date
- 1998-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.51 MB
- Lang
- en
Just how safe is America's meat supply? Recent health scares and new public awareness have made this one of today's most controversial subjects --- and the basis of Robin Cook's most startling, and important novel.
When a doctor's daughter becomes infected with E. coli, the widespread dangers of bacterial contamination are no longer a subject for debate, but a grim reality. In desperation, he is forced to follow a trail of ignorance and corruption from the tangled red-tape of the medical community to the highest levels of the powerful meat industry. It is an eye-opening thriller that every American should read ...