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See moreWhen a corporate medical empire turns to murder to protect its secrets, forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton finds himself squarely in the crosshairs. Bleed is the masterful, fast-paced medical thriller from New York Times bestseller Robin Cook.
In Bleed, a lethal conspiracy is uncovered where a predatory equity firm is willing to sacrifice patient lives for profit at a New York hospital. The sixteenth title in the Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series by Robin Cook.
Dr. Jack Stapleton thought he left the ruthless grip of corporate healthcare behind for good after a private-equity buyout destroyed his ophthalmology practice. In the decade since, Asclepius Health Partners has gone on to devastate community hospitals, cutting corners, piling up debt, and walking away with fortunes while leaving entire towns without care.
Now, as a large New York City hospital appears headed for the same fate, Jack is reluctantly pulled back into Asclepius's orbit to document its shady business methods. When the hospital's administrator is found dead, reportedly by suicide, Jack's suspicions are only deepened. A closer look at the evidence points to murder—and a shocking cover-up.
But with the truth threatening to surface in the press, the firm will do anything to keep their empire intact. Suddenly Jack knows too much—and he's become their next target. Exposing Asclepius could save countless lives... or it could cost him his own.
Series: Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781037414657
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 December 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word 'medical' to the thriller genre, and decades after the publication of his 1977 breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fiction to produce over thirty international bestsellers, including Outbreak, Terminal, Contagion, Chromosome 6, Foreign Body, Intervention and Cure.
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