Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series explained

Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series
Books:Blindsight
Contagion
Chromosome 6
Vector
Marker
Crisis
Critical
Foreign Body
Intervention
Cure
Death Benefit
Author:Robin Cook
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Medical thriller
Publisher:Putnam Adult
Pub Date:1992 - current
Media Type:Print (Hardback, Paperback), E-book, audiobook

The Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series is an ongoing series of New York Times Bestselling medical thrillers by Robin Cook that follows pathologist Jack Stapleton and his co-worker (and later wife) Laurie Montgomery as they attempt to solve the various mysteries that come across their path.[1]

Synopsis

The series follows Jack Stapleton, a medical examiner and pathologist who spends most of his free time focusing on various medical cases in order to avoid having to think about the deaths of his wife and children. He teams up with his co-worker and fellow pathologist Laurie Montgomery in order to solve various crimes, with the two eventually falling in love and marrying. Laurie was earlier in a relationship with Lou Soldano, a police officer and Jack and Laurie's mutual friend.

Bibliography

  1. Blindsight (1992)
  2. Contagion (1995)
  3. Chromosome 6 (1997)
  4. Vector (1999)
  5. Marker (2005)
  6. Crisis (2006)[2]
  7. Critical (2008)
  8. Foreign Body (2009)
  9. Intervention (2009)[3]
  10. Cure (2010)
  11. Pandemic (2018)
  12. Genesis (2019)
  13. Night Shift (2022)
  14. Manner of Death (2023)

Reception

Critical reception for the series as a whole has been mixed to positive,[4] [5] with later novels receiving mixed reviews from critics.[6] [7] Sales for the series have been good, with several of the novels placing on The New York Times Best Seller lists.

Television series

In 1999 Cook announced that he was in talks with Jerry Bruckheimer to create a television series centered on the novels.[8] No further information has been given about a potential series adaptation since that time.

Notes and References

  1. News: Paperback Best Sellers: February 28, 1988. The New York Times . 28 February 1988 . 24 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Review: Crisis. AudioFile. 19 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Avoiding excessive sensationalism. 6 November 2009 . Mail & Guardian. 24 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Fiction review: Crisis. Publishers Weekly. 19 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Books: Situation's 'Critical' in medical thriller. Record Online. 24 February 2013.
  6. News: Deegan. Carol. Cook's Latest Thriller Isn't So Thrilling. 19 February 2013. . AP . August 13, 2006.
  7. News: Cook is Smokin'. Waka. Tsunaka. September 15, 2016. Reading Eagle. April 19, 1997.
  8. News: Inside Track; Cook pipes up for Hub fountain. 24 February 2013. Boston Herald. Mar 19, 1999.