In this fast-paced medical mystery-thriller from The New York Times bestselling author Robin
Cook fan favorites Jack and Laurie must determine the Manner of Death after a pathology
resident's suspicious suicide. Reeling from a devastating encounter that nearly ended his
life Jack Stapleton is still in recovery - leaving his wife Laurie Montgomery New York's
chief medical examiner to manage a difficult situation at home and an even tougher one at
work. When a young man appears on the medical examiner's table an apparent death by suicide
Laurie is compelled to try and understand what happened. The autopsy reveals the disturbing
possibility that foul play was involved and provides many more questions than answers.
Ignoring her own professional rules Laurie personally investigates who might want the man dead
and why. So begins a descent into a dangerous world filled with ruthless individuals who will
do anything to protect their business interests and that might just cost Laurie her life . . .
Manner of Death is the fourteenth book in the Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery series of
medical thrillers following Night Shift .
