THE PATIENT

Dr. Jessie Copeland, respected neuro-surgeon, teams up with Artie, a robot, to revolutionize brain surgery. A heartless mercenary is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, exactly the type Artie was invented to treat. The mercenary and his co-horts hold hostage Dr. Copeland, the hospital and the city as she works to save him. Reader Harrow, who has a young voice with no trace of an accent, portrays Dr. Copeland's nightmare with precise mood swings and subtle tones of terror. Sloppy editing allows a ringing phone to mar one cassette. This is a good story for those who like action-adventure and technical details of medical procedures. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 00]