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From molecular biologist turned Anthony Awardwinning author ofThe Killing Kind comes a factbased thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton about our species next great existential threat
It began four years ago with a worldwide uptick of bacterial infections meningitis in Frankfurt cholera in Johannesburg tuberculosis in New Delhi Although the outbreaks spread aggressively and proved impervious to our drugs of last resort public health officials initially dismissed them as unrelated
They were wrong Antibiotic resistance soon roiled across the globe Diseases long thought beaten came surging back The death toll skyrocketed Then New York City was ravaged by the most heinous act of bioterror the world had ever seen perpetrated by a new brand of extremist bent on pushing humanity to extinction
Detective Jacob Gibson who lost his wife in the 8/17 attack is home caring for his sick daughter when his partner summons him to a sprawling shantytown in Central Park the apparent site of a mass murder Jake is startled to discover that despite a life of abject squalor the victims died in perfect healthand his only hope of finding answers is a twelveyearold boy on the run from some very dangerous men
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