''Godplayer'' is a novel by

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. It was first released in 1983 in the UK and United States. It has 285 pages. Like most of Cook's other work, it is a medical

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. Working with her husband, a respected cardiac surgeon, at Boston Memorial is a dream come true for Dr. Cassandra Kingsley—until a series of mysterious deaths rocks the hospital and Cassandra's most frightening suspicions are realized. Amidst a hospital power struggle that pits resident doctors against private practitioners, eighteen cardiac surgery patients mysteriously die. Doctors Cassandra Kingsley and Robert Seibert investigate the deaths, making disturbing discoveries, such as a drug-taking, knife-happy surgeon and lethal IVs.

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* 1983 American novels American thriller novels Novels by Robin Cook Medical novels G. P. Putnam's Sons books {{1980s-thriller-novel-stub