Chromosome 6

"Master of the medical thriller."--The New York Times

In his most prophetic thriller yet, Robin Cook goes behind the headlines on cloning and genetic manipulation, blending fact with fiction in this terrifying bestseller.

In the jungles of equatorial Africa, a biotechnology giant has taken transplant surgery and animal research to a new level--where one mistake could bridge the evolutionary gap between man and ape and forever change the genetic map of our existence.

Meanwhile, in New York City, Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are working on a seemingly unrelated murder of a mobster, only to find some very odd things once their victim is on the autopsy table...

Author: Robin Cook
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 04/01/1998
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.24w x 1.05d
ISBN13: 9780425161241
ISBN10: 0425161242
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Medical
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Science Fiction | Genetic Engineering

About the Author
Robin Cook, M.D., is the author of more than thirty books and is credited with popularizing the medical thriller with his wildly successful first novel, Coma. He divides his time among Florida, New Hampshire, and Boston. His most recent novels include Host, Cell, and Nano.