After reading that Robin Cook is supposed to be one of the good medical thriller authors, I decided to give him a chance. He definitely didn't pass my test! The main thing that really irked me about this book was his portrayal of blue collar workers. Just because he is a doctor with a degree on his wall doesn't mean that he is better than everyone else. His portrayal of blue collar workers shows them to be idiotic, homophobic and purely hostile when it comes to conversations with the more "civilized." One word to describe this book: disgraceful.