Code Blue

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Summary: Very interesting read.
Review: A subject that has been written about before, organ transplants, but with different twists. I liked the book and had a hard time putting it down.

Rating:
Summary: Very interesting read.
Review: A subject that has been written about before, organ transplants, but with different twists. I liked the book and had a hard time putting it down.

Rating:
Summary: Hmmmm....
Review: Dr. Taylor Barnes was a highly successful plastic surgeon. Alcohol destroyed her career. Now she was back, but no one would hire a recovering alcoholic, until Greenvale Hospital. Taylor had the chance to revive her career. She was hired as chief of cosmetic surgery at Greenvale Hospital, where the rich and famous went for discreet face-lifts, tummy tucks, and the like.

Not everyone was happy about the hospital. In the five years it had been in the small town, cults have popped up in attempts to destroy the hospital's reputation. When suspicious deaths happened to a number of her patients, Taylor thought the cults might have been guilty of murder. She began her own investigation when the brakes were tampered with on her car. Taylor learned that Dr. Sam Slater was conducting research in organ cryopreservation. In fact, he was up for an award for it! But sometimes, being ambitious and being desperate can come together to create the ultimate horror!

*** The only draw back about this book, in my opinion, is that the first half is long and drawn out. Details were told more than once. However, the last half was executed excellently! (Pardon the pun.) Though I do not believe the author is up to Robin Cook's level as yet, I do believe she will be. I plan to keep my eye on Nancy Fisher's future work! ***

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Summary: Enjoyable medical thriller
Review: Dr. Taylor Barnes was one of Manhattan's leading cosmetic surgeons until the pressure and alcohol broke her spirit. Now a recovering alcoholic, Taylor accepts her first position since her fall from grace. She is returning to her hometown of New Chatham, Connecticut to serve as a cosmetic surgeon at the fastidious Greenvale Hospital.

Taylor's work at the hospital starts off well, but threats from the Gaia society frighten her. The group wants the hospital closed. They feel that the Greenvale mission to cater to the wealthy is an affront even if it subsidizes the free clinic associated with it. They also believe that the hospital chief Dr. Sam Slater is doing illegal research that is an abomination to God, nature, and humanity. Sam is up for a prestigious Larrabee award for his work on cryopreservation of organs. A worried Taylor soon wonders why several of her healthier patients suddenly die. She begins to make inquiries where she learns others have mysteriously died too and her predecessor is missing. What is the real goal behind Sam's research and will her investigation lead her into being the next victim?

CODE BLUE is an entertaining medical research mystery that will please the sub-genre audience and attain new readers for talented author Nancy Fisher. Though the build-up is a bit slower than the action-crowd would like, the story line remains exciting as the audience waits for the subplots to tie back to the main story line. Taylor is a flawed but warm individual who the audience will relish for her bravery. With novels like this one, CODE RED, and SPECIAL TREATMENT, Ms. Fisher is turning into a fan-favorite.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: Nancy Fisher is definitely not Robin Cook!
Review: It was hard to believe that Ms. Fisher was really attempting to pull this story off as believable. The beginning of the book was slow, and the pace did not improve much. Dr. Slater was particularly annoying as the "mad scientist" character. Occasionally the characters were confusing, and the story line zig zagged around too much. The reader is unsure if the main character's former alcoholism is the important feature for awhile, or if he/she should focus on the criminal ongoings of the hospital. Normally, this kind of bi-theme works, but Ms. Fisher played it badly, and neither event would sell any tickets. I think I will stick with Robin Cook from now on.

Rating:
Summary: Nancy Fisher is definitely not Robin Cook!
Review: It was hard to believe that Ms. Fisher was really attempting to pull this story off as believable. The beginning of the book was slow, and the pace did not improve much. Dr. Slater was particularly annoying as the "mad scientist" character. Occasionally the characters were confusing, and the story line zig zagged around too much. The reader is unsure if the main character's former alcoholism is the important feature for awhile, or if he/she should focus on the criminal ongoings of the hospital. Normally, this kind of bi-theme works, but Ms. Fisher played it badly, and neither event would sell any tickets. I think I will stick with Robin Cook from now on.

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Summary: A Very Interesting And Plausible Plot
Review: This novel has an excellent plot and character development. It has several surprises and kept me guessing. The story largely concerns cryonics, the science of freezing people that have just died, as an 'ambulance' to the future where more advanced medical technology may make them well and young again. I see no reason to read novels about nonsense such as the occult, etc. when you can read a down to earth novel, such as this one. CODE BLUE would make an excellent movie. Fisher seems to have done her homework, the science depicted appears to be accurate. I hate reading novels where the science is presented inaccurately, Fisher did a great job here.

If you want to read a good novel, expertly written in a flowing, easy to read style, this novel won't disappoint you. It kept my interest and was hard to put down at times. I will read more from Nancy Fisher in the future.