Miracle Cure
From the Number One bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series Missing You
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3.8 • 97 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
They were looking for a miracle cure, but they instead they found a killer . . .
Sara and Michael. The ideal celebrity couple, darlings of the media - until their lives are shattered by a mystery illness.
Dr Harvey Riker. His clinic has found the miracle cure that millions seek. One-by-one his patients are getting well. One-by-one they are targeted by a serial killer more fatal than the disease.
Lieutenant Bernstein. His true desires make him a perfect choice to track the killer - or a perfect victim.
Can anyone stop the killer who will do anything to prevent the world's most desperately needed miracle cure . . . ?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Coben ( Play Dead ) adroitly applies the fundamental rules of thrillerdom (offer a raft of potential villains; keep the action moving at breakneck speed) in this highly entertaining novel about a conspiracy apparently designed to prevent the development of a cure for AIDS. When one of a trio of research scientists on the brink of coming up with an AIDS antidote dies, it looks like suicide, but TV journalist Sara Lowell and her husband, NBA star Michael Silverman, who are friends of the clinic's founder, think otherwise. Their suspicions are confirmed when several clinic patients, including the son of a U.S. senator, are murdered. A televangelist with his own agenda, Sara's prominent physician father, and a high-ranking government official all seem intent upon derailing the AIDS research, a situation that becomes most personal when Michael is diagnosed with the disease. Police lieutenant ``Twitch'' Bernstein, a closet homosexual, ultimately comes face-to-face with the person responsible for the killings. The final revelation of the identity of the master conspirator comes as a real surprise. This page-turner also raises some interesting questions about medical research and its funding.
Customer Reviews
He's Done It Again!!!
Harlan Coben was unheard of in my house 2yrs ago. My sister and her husband gave me a book of his to read while I was staying with them at their home in France as the weather was poor so sight seeing was out of the question. That book was "Deal Breaker". I was hooked. Following that book, I proceeded to read every Myron Bolitar story before moving onto Coben's stand alone novels. Each one grabs the reader immediately. Characters introduced with ease, not too much depth to bog the reader down with. Story lines pitched just at the right level; for my liking anyway. Humour that hits you like a great one-liner, making you laugh out loud.
Overall, my type of author, my type of humour, my type of book. Try Coben out. I honestly think you won't be disappointed.