Book description
Control was the word Dr Toby Harper lived by. She strove to keep
her life in order, her ER in order.
But no one could have been prepared for the man she admits one quiet
night to the Springer Hospital. Delirious and in critical condition,
he barely responds to treatment. And then he disappears without trace.
The subsequent search leads Toby to a second patient with the same
infection. And it reveals an unsettling twist - the infection can only
be spread through direct tissue exchange. Soon Toby's on a trail that
winds from a pregnant sixteen-year-old prostitute to an unexpected
tragedy in her own home.
Only then does she discover the unthinkable: a terrifying and deadly
epidemic is about to be unleashed ...
Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is also a physician, and she
brings to her novels her first-hand knowledge of emergency and autopsy
rooms. But her interests span far more than medical topics. As an
anthropology student at Stanford University, she catalogued
centuries-old human remains, and she continues to travel the world
driven by her fascination with ancient cultures and bizarre natural
phenomena. She lives with her husband in Maine.
For more information on Tess Gerritsen and her novels, visit her
website: www. tessgerritsen. co. uk
