I really enjoyed this book. I've read the majority of the books this author has written. This book definitely had a different vibe. There were some serious Gothic vibes and I love that. If you enjoy medical books, shows or movies, this is a must read for you. The pacing was great and the ending left me shocked!

3.5⭐
I have been a fan of Robin Cook for probably close to 30 years. In middle school I’d say he was my favorite author- his book Toxin had such an impact on me that I stopped eating hamburgers and hotdogs for probably 2 decades lol. So when I saw this arc pop up, obviously I had to request it.
This book is filled with suspense, thrills and intellectualism. I really enjoyed how the author wove together the past and present with paranormal aspects and Will’s precognitive abilities, although I wish there had been more focus on the men in his family who had also passed through Bellevue. Overall this was an enjoyable read that I recommend.

A medical thriller and more. This my first book by Robin Cook and i definitely enjoyed it. Interestingly enough I worked in hospitals in NYC so this story was a cool visual.

Mitt is a first year resident at Belleview hospital. Day one strange things start happening and none of his patients have good outcomes. Is it Mitt? Mitt comes from a long line of Belleview physicians. Doctors that may have a shady past in terms of medical advances. Is what Mitt is experiencing his lack of sleep from being a resident or something more?

Mitt is a great character. His verbiage seems a bit older than his supposed 23 years but I was still invested in him. About 60% through the story I began to think the pace was a bit slow as not much had happened. There was an incredible amount of build up but the end rally was worth it. Just wish there was a bit more imagery there at the end. The idea was so good I wanted more of the ending!

Mitt Fuller, a new doctor, just graduated from college, is beginning his first year residency at New York's Bellevue Hospital. He is plagued with anxiety. He feels completely inadiquate to call himself doctor. Did he learn everything he needed in school? He is also from a long line of doctors. All prestigious in their times, can he follow in their footsteps?
His first day at Bellevue, Mitt gets first rotation as the on call overnight intern. His responsibility is to respond to any overnight patient medical emergencies. He hopes it will be a quiet l night, except he has a feeling of dread. His feelings are usually not wrong.
His first night is a nightmare. His next three days don't get any better. He is beginning to wonder if someone is sabotaging his patients for an unknown reason.
Then he learns some disturbing, less than flattering, details about the previous four generations of Fuller Doctors at Bellevue. His ancestors weren't exactly all he had been told. Is Mitt paying for the sins of his forebears?
This is a very exciting and atmospheric story, with an ending I never saw coming.

Thank you to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the opportunity to enjoy this exciting e-ARC. (Now available for purchase)

This medical suspense had lots and lots of medical content, which, being a nurse, I ate up!! Loved all the patient cases and surgical explanations. One thing that bothered me is when staff were doing CPR, she kept calling it closed cardiac massage?? Never heard that one before. Anyway, the suspense was definitely there, as was the paranormal aspect. And that ending? Wow! If you enjoy medical thrillers with some ghosties, read this one!

My first book by Robin Cook. A paranormal medical thriller set in a psychiatric hospital. I liked the pacing and plot twists,

Mitt Fuller is excited to start his first year residency at the same Bellevue Hospital where generations of his family worked. Walking into the hospital his first day, he feels the tingles that he usually associates with his precognition, what he calls his "sixth sense". Able to anticipate bad things happening, he's still not prepared for what he encounters in his new position. His patients start to die in mysterious circumstances, his lack of sleep is causing hallucinations of a young girl in an old fashioned dress covered in bloodstains, and his ancestors he's looked up to his whole life may have been hiding some horrible secrets. Seeking answers, he turns to the long abandoned psychiatric hospital right next door...
Part medical thriller, part supernatural horror, this book had a looming sense of dread throughout. Mitt becomes an unreliable character due to his increasing lack of sleep and "hallucinations" until you have no idea what will happen next! This is my first book by this author but I plan to look for more!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A psychological medical thriller with a bit of a ghost story entwined. Read in one day. Loved this story. Kept me guessing.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review. All opinions are my own.

I’m not going to lie. I amazed that at the age of 84 Robin Cook is still putting out such quality work. Hope I still have as much passion for my work at his age. Anyway, onto his newest book: Bellevue. 24 yr old ‘Mitt’ (Michael) fuller is a surgical resident just getting his start at Bellevue hospital. And as if his new position isn’t stressful enough, Mitt comes from a long line of doctors, all of whom have practiced at Bellevue. Talk about pressure. Then his patients begin to die. What is going on? Why are they dying? And what’s up with the visions Mitt is experiencing? And how might his family’s past play a role in all of this? With Bellevue, Cook proves he can still weave a highly entertaining and gripping tale. I’d like to thank PENGUIN GROUP Putnam | G.P. Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of Robin Cook’s Bellevue.

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Bellevue by Robin Cook, After finding the book Phoenix by Robin Cooke at a library sale in the late 80s I have been a big fan of the authors work and looked so forward to reading Bellevue. When the prologue started, they made such an emphasis on marking the time and place that in chapter one when he answered his mobile phone I thought it was a misprint, also because they didn’t tell us what year the book was set in. Then I kept wondering was this a love letter to the building Bellevue hospital or a mystery set inside because it seemed every other sentence was about the structure how it was made what it look like, etc. as far as the mystery goes and Mick himself, they were fine. I just thought there was so much in this book that was overly described, including the history of Bellevue and it almost took away from everything Mick was going through. Not to mention the repetition of a lot of the commentary. once again as I’ve experienced this with other authors, it’s almost as if the author wasn’t the one writing the book. This book is nothing like his other books. I have read and loved, and although it does make for a riveting medical mystery. It was a hard story to immerse myself in with all the over description and repetition. I was fascinated with his sixth sense because I too have that and never heard of it mentioned by anyone before, but yet again that too was overly mentioned. I do want to overly mention as well. The fact that this really was a good mystery with a great ending. Just take it with the grain of salt and remember everything I said above. #NetGalley,#PenguinGroupPutnam, #RobinCook, #Bellevue,

Bellevue by Robin Cook is a suspense, horror, gripping medical thriller with a supernatural twist. We meet Michael (Mitt) Fuller, who starts his surgical residency with Bellevue Hospital; a three-hundred-year-old famous hospital in New York City. He follows his earlier ancestors from many years ago; Mitt is a first-year intern; being sleep-deprived. The pressure brings upon fatigue, stress, and nerves, with the first few days being tough ones.

Mitt also has a secret sixth sense, and though he has done well working with the other residents, he begins to worry that all of his patients that he was assigned to, begin to die from mysterious causes. From the start, Mitt began to see visions from the past, such as a young girl in a blood-stained dress, as well as others who show up out of nowhere. Things begin to spiral out of control, especially with all his patients ending up dead; as well finding himself drawn to the long-closed Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital. With this leading to a supernatural ghost element and Mitt finding himself anxious and stressed. Mitt tries to explain to his friend, who is also just starting out, and worries that he is being affected by his so-called visions.

Mitt will meet someone who also has visions, and learns more about what his ancestor did all those years ago. Mitt will discover that he be more closely tied to the terrible scary things done by his ancestors. Two of his ancestors were controversial; such as being opposed using anesthesia after it was widely accepted, and other also causing serious pain. Bellevue was a suspenseful, scary, thought-provoking, and tragical medical thriller. The last third of the book was very intense, with a number tragic events. I will say that I was shocked with the way things ended in this book. Bellevue was well written by Robin Cook, but again, I did not like how this did end. Overall, this was a good book, but the supernatural element changed drastically. If you are a fan of medical thrillers, then you should read this book.

Mitt Fuller has become a first year surgical resident in a famous hospital, Bellevue, in New York. His lineage has played an important part of history there. With this, he is a little nervous. Ahead of the game at an early age, he should be fine. Or will he?

The psych ward has been closed down and it begins to pique his interest. Why have they never opened it back up and why does he keep seeing this little girl?

Robin Cook is a big name in medical thrillers and has been around a very long time. I learned so much about what happens in the surgical room. This stuff is fascinating to me!

This does have a supernatural element to it mixed with medical suspense. If you’ve read his work before and can appreciate his work, give this a read!

Thanks to G.P. Putnam’s, Robin Cook and NetGalley for the opportunity.

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another great book medical thriller by Robin Cook.
The mystery, drama, suspense and murder were fantastic. The world build was fantastic and I felt like I was in a movie due to the fluidity. The characters were vividly portrayed. I also learned a thing or two. The plot will b)ow you away. I highly recommend this well-written entertaining read.

Holy Moly!!! I really enjoyed this medical thriller with touches of historical fiction and the paranormal. It kept me on my toes! I appreciate Cook’s attention to medical details and how he shares some of the intricacies (for a layperson, anyway) and challenges faced by resident doctors. The operating room scenes are described really well. I feel like I was learning about hospital/surgical work in addition to being pulled in by a great narrative. Mitt Fuller is a great main character: smart, friendly, intuitive, curious and sometimes nervous about the new responsibilities he is taking on. And the ending - yikes! What a great read! Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam/G.P. Putnam’s Sons for the digital ARC.

I read Robin Cook a lot, his books always suck me straight in. This one was no different. It takes place at Bellevue, the well known hospital in NYC. This book has so many twists and turns that I did not expect. I will continue to read Robin Cook books. I am a sucker for anything medical thriller/mystery!

I am not a big fan of medical thrillers, but I am of paranormal, so I decided to give this a go. The spooky atmosphere was built to perfection, captivating the reader with vivid, detailed scenes. The suspense was a slow but powerful build-up, creating a sense of dread. As always, the most impactful part of the story was the realities of the past and what was condoned at that period in time, the cruelties that people were forced to endure. The story overall was entertaining yet sad and was delivered well. I give this one four stars.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC.

Many thanks to NetGalley and GP Putnam Sons for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest medical thriller by a long-time favorite, Robin Cook. All opinions expressed in this review are my own – 4.5 stars!

Mitt Fuller is a first-year resident at the iconic Bellevue Hospital, following in the footsteps of four other celebrated Dr Fuller’s. Mitt is not quite prepared for his first days though, as one patient after another dies after being in his care. Mitt has always had a secret sensitivity to the nonphysical, but he’s seeing things in the hospital that he’s not sure if they are hallucinations, sleep deprivation, or something else. As things get worse, Mitt finds himself exploring for answers in the abandoned Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital.

Robin Cook’s books always teach you something as well as being intriguing thrillers. This one was a bit more slow-paced, but that also helped the reader to become indoctrinated into the demanding physical and mental tasks of new residents. You felt his sleep deprivation and how it affected him. This book showcased the horrors of medical care in the past, and you will shudder many times to think of the poor patients. This one is full of supernatural events, but I loved how the ending brought it all together.

Mostly known for portraying Woody Boyd on CHEERS, Woody Harrelson was still laboring hard to establish a silver screen identity when Michael J. Fox drove his character's antique Porsche Speedster into a fence in the last summer days of 1991, making DOC HOLLYWOOD a decent RomCom success in the process. Breathing life into the jealousy tainted Hank Gordon, Harrelson was the shrewdly slick insurance man and 'country bumpkin' speedbump to the eponymous Doctor's success with the local bombshell played by Julie Warner. Taking the competition further, Hank laments that he himself could've become a doctor and gone to med school, just that the science part he would've had a problem with. Also featuring an East Coast doctor on the path to greatness, Robin Cook's BELLEVUE geographically stays put in the big Apple and goes heavy on the medical part, laying bare the garish world of general surgery and the brutal journey that takes med school grads from diploma Docs to field tested surgeons.

Just in case readers missed THE POISONER'S HANDBOOK by Deborah Blum, BELLEVUE is solidly grounded in detailed history of the Bellevue medical complex in NYC and its three century track of fostering many major medical advances. After opening with a botched and gory medical procedure back in the day when lobotomies were all the rage, the story picks up in present day New York City, the 5,000 employee strong island on Hospital Row on the East River; the most famous and imposing psychiatric institute in the world: BELLEVUE. Michael 'Mitt' Fuller is a new-in-box training surgeon whose relatives at the same institute had a penchant for being on the wrong side of some medically important issues, namely anesthesia, aseptic technique, informed consent, and lobotomies. Nonetheless, the scalpel is family, as it were, making Mitt a first year surgical resident, fresh off the stage at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeon, nonetheless with the attendant feelings of heavy responsibility and preparedness trepidation. A genuine DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. clone with precog abilities that he deems his sixth sense, Mitt dives head-first into the two-month long trial by fire that is surgical residency. A rite of passage that entails impossibly long hours and very hierarchical, feudal-like structure. First year interns as they used to be called, have been historically abused, overburdened and under relieved. The name may have changed to residency but the systemic grind is still there. Much like Scott Turow's "one L", BELLEVUE is a thorough review of what it's (possibly) like to be a surgical resident in a major US Hospital and it's inherent trials, tribulations, problems, and horrors.

Despite scientific advancements and modern technology, the medical field in BELLVUE is brutal, cruel, and remarkably cold hearted. With creepy moments right out of THE SHINING, BELLEVUE is a surreal novel in the same vein as many Stephen King stories; harrowing, shocking, and terrifying. A total descend into madness, BELLEVUE is not for the queasy or the faint of heart. The surgical parts are detailed and vivid, leaving nothing to the imagination, or better yet, leaving it all to the imagination, making them worse than they could be. Horrifying yet intriguing, BELLEVUE features ambiance, atmospherics, and trepidation much like Kyle Cooper's haunting opening credit sequence in SE7EN, also incorporating some elements of John Carpenter's MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN and HOLLOW MAN, elevating the narrative with supernaturals, transforming it from a Crichton-esque ER-like medical manual to a novel absolutely delirious and suspenseful. Tempering the material with medical terms like phantosmia, contraindications, orbitoclasts, paresthesia, and exsanguination, BELLEVUE also reminds that there are upwards of 30,000 medical journals today, and that suturing is the bedrock of surgery. A terrific Bellevue Hospital para-history book, BELLEVUE also ponders the marginal utility of organized sports and dazzles with hilarious medical insights like hospital johnny, harmonic scalpel, thyroid storm and the 1854 Bone Bill. Though some of the dialogue seems awfully stilted like THE CELESTINE PROPHECY, more explanatory happenstance than how people actually talk to each other, even if they are medical doctors and surgeons, BELLEVUE showcases what surgeons' training is like and what they go through. Daunting and overwhelming, it's not clear how much of this is "story" and what is reality, though the author's pedigree lends it gravitas in realism, suggesting that the latter is closer to the truth. BELLEVUE wanders the desolate halls of its namesake famed hospital, drawing the reader into a maelstrom of blood soaked insanity and propylene stitched mania. Check in at your own risk but make sure to leave before you end up lobotomized.

I practically cut my adult reading teeth on this authors' books back in the day and then, I guess it was during the time I didn't read for ages that we lost touch as, when I got back into my books, we didn't pick up where we left off. I have no idea why and it wasn't until last year that I was reminded of my youth when I read, and enjoyed, Manner of Death.
Anyway, that's all by the by... we are discussing this book. Bellevue. With its rich, both good and bad, history. And of Michael 'Mitt' Fuller as he begins his surgical residency here. He has a long history with the place as several of his ancestors had all worked there during its some 300 odd years of existence. Again, the good and the bad.
Now, all that's well and good, but Mitt also has a bit of a secret. He has a bit of a sixth sense which is a blessing and a curse, especially when several patients under his care die, sometimes of "unforeseen complications". Maybe coincidence but the numbers are rapidly increasing... Meanwhile, he also seems to "see" a young girl roaming the hospital corridors. Now it could be a symptom of the fact that he has has very little sleep since starting working at Bellevue, but we all know that isn't really the case...
I know it was a long time ago but this book felt very different to the ones I read in my youth. I know, authors mature, change style, life experience, etc etc. But, to me, it felt ore than that. I didn't get the feeling when I read MoD last year. Maybe it was the addition of the supernatural elements that didn't work for me. I knew they were there, it's spelled out in the blurb, so I was ready to embrace them, but they just didn't quite work for me. I did however, enjoy the description of life as a first year resident, boy is that a tough life, but even with the way it all wrapped up, the "supernatural" stuff left me a little cold. I also enjoyed the gruesome stuff, now that's the Cook I know and love!
It also felt a wee bit padded, with quite a bit of repetition along the way. Which made it drag a wee bit too much for my liking. I do prefer my books to get on with themselves. I also had to plough through a load of medical, and other, jargon, again I can't remember him doing this before but maybe he did and it didn't irk me then?
Whether this will become the norm for Cook, I don't know. Will I pick up his next book? Maybe! I think I will probably wait a while and see what others think first. That's the beauty of reviews after all...
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars
This was a great medical thriller. The prologue is still stuck in my head!
Micheal or Mitt Fuller is starting his residency at Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital, continuing his family heritage and becoming the fourth Fuller in his family line to practice at Bellevue. Though, as he starts working there, he finds that the history he knew of his ancestors isn't accurate. Mitt also has a sort of sixth sense like an intuition that gives him very strong feelings about a situation, allowing him to sort of predict the outcome. Somehow though, everything that can go wrong with all of his cases is going wrong. As Fuller continues his demanding schedule, his lack of sleep and tiresome eyes have him hallucinating. Or, is he??
I loved the mix of medical jargon and supernatural. It was thrilling and suspenseful. I do wish we got a little more history about the ancestors. I also feel like the dialog was a little off and I couldn't connect with the characters, though it still made for a great read.