Well, I'm off of Cook permanently I think. I adored his earlier books-Coma was a benchmark for medical thrillers. But I can't possibly imagine anyone talking as his characters (Jack, Laurie and all the rest) do. His characters, while likable, are totally one dimensional. It falls into the thriller category only because we knew who the murder was, but not sure of how the individual would be caught. Otherwise I'd just consider it dull.