Miracle Cure Audiobook

" Pretty good. Loved the character development and the story line. "

" A potential cure for AIDS lies at the heart of this thriller. Doctors in a NYC clinic have found a cure for AIDS--but it seems someone does not what the cure to be made public because the cured individuals are gradually being killed off by a serial killer. The novel employs a decent cast of characters--a young and prominent couple who make a devastating discovery, a cop who has his own secrets to keep hidden, and a doctor who has given his whole life to finding a cure for the disease that took his brother. I enjoyed this thriller; it was a quick read and one that gave some insight into the prejudice towards those who suffered from the disease in the early years when the disease was becoming more prevalent in the U.S. "

" This is an early work of Harlan Coben re-published in the wake of his successful series and stand alone books. You can see Coben playing with some of the themes that will drive many of his novels--sports, people whose skills are underestimated based on how they look, and witty repartee between characters. It's a solid medical thriller that involves a killer targeting patients at an AIDs clinic , a clinic whose doctors may have discovered a drug that cures the disease. An up and coming television reporter and her pro basketball spouse are sucked into the case because they are friends with one of the doctors. The pace of the story is quick and the alternating viewpoints only moderately disorienting. I agree with the author--this is definitely not the first Coben novel you should read but if you're already a fan, this is a perfectly fine way to spend an afternoon. "

" decent murder mystery with a good plot. "

" Not a bad effort for a second published novel and I did find it intriguing that Coben's soapbox (that he admitted was too evident in this novel) still is relevant today--there is only so much research grant money to go around and the popular diseases of the day are the ones that get it. He makes a pretty good argument, both pro and con, for funding AIDS research, but of course the arguments in the mouth of the good guys are the ones we are supposed to believe. Actually, maybe his soapbox had to do with prejudice against homosexuals, but that was less interesting to me. What annoyed me the very most was how quickly Coben switched from character to character. I can see moving the narrative as a suspense-building trick, but it happens so often in this book that it felt disjointed. What, there were nine different perspectives? The doctor at the beginning who is murdered--but as that was the hook, I won't count that. The basketball star, his gorgeous wife, her sex-pot sister, their senator father, the research doctor, his divorced wife, the assassin, the bigoted religious preacher, the twitchy police detective, and a few other minor voices. Too many! which doesn't allow for enough character development on the main players and they become one-dimensional. "

" I had no expectations since the author warned readers in the beginning to beware since it's one of the author's earlier works. I couldn't put the book/e-reader down. There were a few events that seemed implausible, but that did not take away from the story for me. Love the ending. I thought I knew who the killer was, but I was wrong. HC got me good! "

" I think the book moved well and was surprised by the ending and the curious details. "

" It's a bit preachy and some character dialog could make for a bad soap opera, but it's still Coben, albeit an earlier version of himself. "

" This book made me realize that I will never be a good detective. I'm always always near to guessing the bad guy, but I always waver and accuse another, and at the end I'll just regret changing my bad guy. So.. what a bummer am I? "

" I loved gay cop Lt. Max Bernstein in this thriller about the AIDS crisis. "

" I think this is his second book. It is somewhat dated and not quite as polished as his later books but still the kind of suspenseful and gripping story that only he can write. I listened to this book which was narrated by one of my favorites, Scott Brick. "

" Not his best book but he said he wrote it years before... "

" An early effort, and not one of his best. "

" This book was just OK. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing real outstanding. It's about AIDS research, murder and deceit, trying to find a cure. Didn't realize this book was so old until I realized nobody in the story had a cell phone, had to stop and use public phones! "

" Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors, I read his "warning" in the front of the book, but read it anyway. He was right. It was certainly not even close to his more recent works. The book has an underlying good story, but somehow drags and drones on to long in a rather uninteresting monotone. "

" Excellent - except for the fact that it was a 1991 reprint. Dated material, but the story was good. "

" fantastic like all other harlan coben books - despite being a reprint after 20 years, I still couldn't put it down and it did not feel dated at all - i can't wait for stay close to come out in March ! "

" Good beach read. Engrossing medical thriller. I haven't read Coben before and the author's notes before the novel indicate that, with the perspective of time, this is not his favorite creation, but I enjoyed it enough that I will read some of his subsequent novels. "

" Definitely has the feel of a first book. "

" didn't hate it as much as some of the other reviews suggested; but it certainly wasn't my favorite Coban book. "

" this is a medical mystery. it was written about 20 years ago. while i enjoyed this book and it wasnt to dated. i enjoyed this book and even though it is 20 yrs old i would recomend it. "

" I liked this story, but I had to agree with Coben's "Note from the Author" that it wasn't his best. It was interesting to read it, though, if for no other reason than to see a take on the AIDS crisis when it was in its first years of having become a "crisis." "

" A bit preachy and not his best work, but it was a fast paced read. "

" Another great Harlan Coben novel. And oldie but a goddie. Addictive and hard to put down. The bad guy is right in front of your face yet I missed it! SO GOOD. "

" Well written and held my interst and suspanse until the end. Can't resist Harlen Coben! "

" Nothing earth-shattering, but a good read...Kept me turning the pages...Pretty exciting thriller. "

" Blah. Desperate for book in airport. Read in one sitting. Got me through the flight though. "

" I love Harlan Coben's books, but this was just ok. I have to admit, I was taken by surprise, but it still didn't have the humor and polish that I have enjoyed with his other books. "

" this is a medical mystery. it was written about 20 years ago. while i enjoyed this book and it wasnt to dated. i enjoyed this book and even though it is 20 yrs old i would recomend it. "

" I think this is his second book. It is somewhat dated and not quite as polished as his later books but still the kind of suspenseful and gripping story that only he can write. I listened to this book which was narrated by one of my favorites, Scott Brick. "

" I enjoyed this book even though it was old. It was suspenseful and intriguing. "

" A good read. One of his first that I missed when it was new.Except that it is a little dated you can see the development of what was to come from this author. "