this might be nearly the worst in a LONG line of really bad books---- by robin cook. horrible dialogue, anachronistic sentences, poor character development (unless you read all his books, because then its good character development, i.e., theyre all the same), unbelievable situations, really poor science (science, whats that??) and unbelievable MDs who become a wikipedia entry on things they know nothing about --- did i mention the worst caricatures that ive ever read? the bad guys are fat and boorish, the worst bad guys are no speaka da engleese mexican (really racist, did i add that?) the moralizing drove me crazy reading it!that being said, if you like "dirk pitt" like dialogue and nubile "dirk pitt" women, then it might be hard to put down.found this in a recycle bin at my mom's house, read it on the ride home, should have left it in the recycle bin...