ROBIN COOK

Dr. Robin Cook may think of himself “more as a doctor who writes, rather than a writer who happens to be a doctor,” but readers know him as “the master of medical suspense” (New York Times) whose 27 novels scare the living daylights out of them. His first, the eerie Coma that was made into a featured film, was followed by such chill-inducing hits as Outbreak, Seizure and 2007’s Critical. Trained in Ophthalmology at Columbia School of Medicine and Harvard, there’s no doubt Cook knows what he’s talking about, exploring such important issues as organ donation, genetic engineering, and infertility, in a combination of medical fact and fantasy that keeps readers both aware and entertained.