Cure

In his latest page-turner Cook turns his attention to the ethical and legal challenges surrounding legal patents and intellectual property in medical research, and the cutting edge topic of pluripotent stem cells. Furthermore, he returns with two of his most popular characters, husband-and-wife forensic pathology experts Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery.
With her infant son's neuroblastoma in complete remission, famed medical examiner Laurie Montgomery struggles to regain her confidence as she returns to work after nearly two years of maternity leave. She takes on a seemingly routine case to ease herself back into the job: an unidentified Japanese male who died of what appears to be natural causes. But after hours of intense investigation, Laurie begins to suspect that her case was a victim of something more devious. Little does she know that perhaps the answers she's searching for can be found on the other side of town...