SpasmRobin Cook 5 stars As good as ever. I last read a book by this author about 20 years ago and had no idea he was still writing When I saw this book available on Netgalley I had to request it and I was not disappointed. I always enjoyed the way the author combines his obvious great medical knowledge with an interesting story. In this one Jack Stapleton and his wife Laurie are looking forward to sometime without their children who are in summer camps and when an old friend , Dr Bob Nielsen,from Jack's medical college, contacts them to ask if they can do an autopsy on a suspicious death they are happy to oblige . Especially since Bob lives in the beautiful small town of Essex Falls a place of outstanding beauty surrounded by mountains, lakes and trees a far cry from New York City. The victim had been a member of a group of local extremists but when Jack and Laurie arrive they discover that the body has gone missing. Dr Bob is also concerned that he has recently had at least a dozen people dying suddenly of Alzheimer s at very young ages even though subsequent medical tests show no symptoms of the disease. Once Jack arrives he immediately suspects some form of poisoning or contamination is the cause of the deaths and immediately suspects 4 men from the Netherlands who have recently arrived purportedly to train up the local extremists. I really enjoyed this story and can actually imagine this scenario happening. I am now going to find more of Mr Cook's previous books as I so enjoyed this one. Karen Deborah Netgalley