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John At Hella Sound | 2/13/2014
" You know, I really liked this writer's style. And it's a shame, because I truly hated the main character. He's a selfish, childish jackass that grates on my nerves. "Nathanial" is the central character in the book series, and as much as I'd like to continue with the other books, I just don't think I can. "
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Marsha | 2/13/2014
" First rate medical thriller tracking the source of a new deadly virus. "
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Abbey | 2/12/2014
" For storyline I would have given this four stars, but the hero was such an irredeemable jerk, I had to knock it down a star. Great story, lousy protagonist. "
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Richard Tolleson | 2/5/2014
" This is in the same vein as Robin Cook's medical thriller's. This won't win a literary prize, but it's exciting and entertaining. "
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Lea Anne | 1/25/2014
" This book started out great, good pace. Towards the middle of the book, it started getting slow. The author really could've cut out about 75 pages. I just finished the book so I could see what the source of the outbreak was. The ending was so lame. "
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Barbara ★ | 1/20/2014
" This is a bizarre tale of infectious disease and what happens when it hits a group home for the mentally handicapped. It chronicles the doings of CDC Dr. McCormick during his investigation into the unrecognizable outbreak. It's a little over the top since I really didn't expect a CDC officer to be breaking and entering, carrying a gun or evading the police. I did enjoy the encounters with both of his ex-girlfriends and if you discount the outlandish heroics, the story itself was a good one. "
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Laura | 1/13/2014
" I believe this was Joshua's break out novel. REALLY GOOD. I love medical thrillers and this one does not disappoint, I was thoroughly entertained. Joshua wrote this novel while in medical shoo!, which makes the book more amazing! You get a great mixture of a difficult physician who has excellent clinical skills (Sherlock Holmesesgue), throw in the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and Medical/Ethical issues and voila! You get ISOLATION WARD. I didn't figure out the ending, I expected something different, so I did kind of have a minor 'waaa' moment, but only because I would have ended it another way. Oh well, that's creative license for you. Would read again! Recommend to anyone who likes medical thrillers! "
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Heidi | 1/3/2014
" Pretty good medical suspense thriller. Much too much swearing. "
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TeriC | 1/3/2014
" Exciting, well-written and fun to read for a former Infection Control RN. "
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Amy Rogers | 12/12/2013
" 4 star science/medical thriller (top 25% of the genre). For my full review, see ScienceThrillers.com "
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Cindy | 11/12/2013
" The book started out with potential and suspense but the plot ended up not being that great. I may try this writer again though it is... sweary (has lots of swearing in it). I really did like the main charachter. "
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Ricardo | 10/18/2013
" I'll give it extra points for being written while the author was in medical school. Aside from that, extremely unlikeable character. I just hope the main character doesn't reflect the writer's personality, otherwise, he must have terrible bed manners "
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Pandora | 8/2/2013
" I liked this (not amazing but good) and being based in the Bay Area and about Biotech - made it even more interesting. "
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A | 6/19/2013
" I enjoyed most of Isolation Ward, however, I have read his other book, Flawless,and thought it to be more interesting. It was a little too technical for my liking. "
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Debby | 4/3/2013
" In the mood for a fast-paced medical suspense/thriller then Isolation Ward would be a good one! "
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Kristen | 3/23/2013
" This was a good medical mystery-thriller. Spanogle did a fairly good job with a first-person narrative, but it was cumbersome at times. It made a pretty good audio book for the commute. "
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Ann Horton | 2/28/2013
" Great medical thriller! Hard to put down. The main character, a doctor uses delightfully funny language in describing his perception of the ongoing events - a real change from other medical thrillers. "
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Michele | 2/19/2013
" This was a very good medical mystery. A very intersting whodoneit. Kept you guessing till the end. Very gory! Better than Robin Cook's I think. "
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Allison | 5/28/2012
" Very suspenseful medical thriller with strong young doctor investigating supervirus. "
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Jennifer | 4/28/2012
" Interesting story, but I didn't necessarily like the protagonist. He grated on me, which interfered with my enjoyment of the book. "
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Joanne | 3/21/2012
" Just OK - a little hard to follow the storyline at times; seemed disjointed. I like medical thrillers - this just not the best example. "
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Ellen | 1/8/2012
" Dr Nathaniel MacCormick -- CDC -- Dr Brooke Michaels #1? "
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Amy | 9/17/2011
" Just didn't grab me. I never finished it. "
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Crazy Uncle Ryan | 9/9/2011
" This was a pretty entertaining book but they could have done with a few less F-bombs. "
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Erin | 8/17/2011
" A decent thriller, but I'm a bit surprised that it got such good reviews. Good for an airplane, but nothing more. "
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Nina | 5/17/2011
" Surprised to find out that this book was written by a medical student. Good brain candy while in bed with my strained back... "
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Kate | 5/3/2011
" Ran across this book while shelving and realized I had already read it. I'm giving it 3 stars for being non memorable. I don't remember hating it, so it must not have been too terrible. But on the other hand it wasn't so good that I remembered it at all. I wish we could do half stars.
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Kristen | 7/2/2010
" This was a good medical mystery-thriller. Spanogle did a fairly good job with a first-person narrative, but it was cumbersome at times. It made a pretty good audio book for the commute.
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Nina | 6/1/2010
" Surprised to find out that this book was written by a medical student. Good brain candy while in bed with my strained back...
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Debby | 5/13/2010
" In the mood for a fast-paced medical suspense/thriller then Isolation Ward would be a good one!
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Ann | 4/5/2010
" Great medical thriller! Hard to put down. The main character, a doctor uses delightfully funny language in describing his perception of the ongoing events - a real change from other medical thrillers.
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Allison | 6/17/2009
" Very suspenseful medical thriller with strong young doctor investigating supervirus.
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Lisa | 3/21/2009
" started out good but then dragged on too long - in the end I didn't care what the solution to the mystery was
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Cindy | 3/9/2009
" The book started out with potential and suspense but the plot ended up not being that great. I may try this writer again though it is... sweary (has lots of swearing in it). I really did like the main charachter.
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Michele | 2/5/2009
" This was a very good medical mystery. A very intersting whodoneit. Kept you guessing till the end. Very gory! Better than Robin Cook's I think.
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