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Cook, Robin. Foreign Body.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| August 01, 2008 | Wright, A.J. | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Cook, Robin. Foreign Body. Putnam. Aug. 2008. c.448p. ISBN 978-0-399-15502-4. $25.95. F

When her beloved grandmother suddenly dies after routine hip surgery in India, UCLA medical student Jennifer Hernandez interrupts her studies and flies to New Delhi to claim the body. Arriving at the ultramodern Queen Victoria Hospital, Jennifer notices problems with her grandmother's case that worry her. When a second, and then a third, sudden death of an American "medical tourist" occur over the next two days, Jennifer becomes suspicious. She turns for help to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery, who leaves immediately for India, accompanied by …

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