Initially, novel is slow moving with wavering subjects and discussions about alternate medicine. Bit slow. However some facts about religion, chiropractic doctors have summarized to novel to good end. I liked it.

People may believe alternate medicine or may not, but once I experienced with my father's illness a kind of massage treatment similar to Chiropractic treatment, when strangulation occurred for hernia problem and operation could not be done immediate. It served for temporary retreat and after that operation carried successfully. There is some thing strange in alternate medicine also.
Reasonably good novel to read.

I read many Robin Cook novels and I am very good fan of his technical writings and liked even Abduction and Sphinx which are non medical. This novel "Foreign Body" hits me hard with bad comments on Indian culture as subdued and racial. Sorry to say, but he sees poverty and population only in India, which is not true. How many Indians are settled in America with good reputation?

Is it necessary to criticize India and look in different angle. Leaving technical part, social part of novel is not good. However Robin cook is highly talented writer technically. One should abstain commenting on others culture and poverty line.