‘An eerily prescient novel about a devastating virus that begins in Asia before going global
. . . A page-turner that has the earmarks of an instant bestseller.’ New York Post
‘Eerily prescient. Too bad our leaders lack his foresight.’ The New York Times
In this riveting thriller, Dr. Henry Parsons, an unlikely but appealing hero,
races to find the origins and cure of a mysterious new killer virus as it brings
the world to its knees.
At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with acute
hemorrhagic fever. When Henry Parsons – microbiologist, epidemiologist – travels there
on behalf of the World Health Organization to investigate, what he finds will soon have
staggering repercussions across the globe: an infected man is on his way to join the
millions of worshippers in the annual Hajj to Mecca.
As international tensions rise and governments enforce unprecedented measures, Henry
finds himself in a race against time to track the source and find a cure – before it’s too

late . . .

‘Featuring accounts of past plagues and pandemics, descriptions of pathogens and how
they work, and dark notes about global warming, the book produces deep shudders . . . A
disturbing, eerily timed novel.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘A compelling read up to the last sentence. Wright has come up with a story worthy of
Michael Crichton. In an eerily calm, matter-of-fact way, and backed by meticulous
research, he imagines what the world would actually be like in the grip of a devastating
new virus.’ Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone
‘This timely literary page-turner shows Wright is on a par with the best writers in the
genre.’ Publishers Weekly