Shock
(Robin Cook)
It starts for Deborah and Joanna with
an advert for egg donors from a prestigious fertility clinic.
They are paid well and are able to
enjoy the time that they take to finish their studies in relative
luxury as a result.
But then they get curious about what
happened to their eggs.
They try the direct approach but are
turned away, and hacking into the institute's computer seems to be
almost impossible.
Therefore they decided that the only
possibility is to get at the system from the inside. Within days,
they are on site ? employed in a lab and in the administrative
offices under false names. They realise that they only have a limited
amount of time so leave their entry point in the system and head
home. There are complications along the
line caused by Deborah's disguise, which often serves to assist in
their goals, but ultimately looks like it may prove to be their
undoing.
It is puzzling that the numbers of eggs
don't line up with the original reports that they received ?
Deborah's being recorded as none, and Joanna's as literally hundreds.
The information that they receive from the database leads them to two
potential children from Joanna's donations. When they go to see the
addresses given for the foster homes they are shocked by what meets
them and decide that they must break back in to the building to
complete the picture.
Almost as soon as they get there they
are discovered, but still they are able to uncover the sheer horrors
of the total story, including the possible solution
of what happened to a previous donor who just disappeared after her
visit, and to give the staff the slip almost right up until the end.
Superb descriptions of an old abandoned hospital with its various
contraptions and spooky ambience provide a fitting background to a
slightly unnerving story, finished with just enough closure to do
justice, and just enough uncertainty to leave a reminder of the
potential effects of greed.
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