Two doctors suspect something is very wrong at the enormous medical center where they work. And soon they will put their careers-and their lives-in deadly jeopardy, as they penetrate the eerie inner sanctums of a medical world gone mad.

Dr. Robin Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City, New York) is an American physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health.
He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. Several of his books have been bestsellers on the "New York Times" Bestseller List. Several of his books have also been featured in Reader's Digest.