From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, a terrifying novel of deadly proportions as an ER doctor tries to determine the cause and cure of a fatal and mysterious virus before it becomes an epidemic.The quiet overnight shift at Springer Hospital ER suits Dr. Toby Harper just fine--until she admits a man in critical condition from a possible viral infection of the brain. The delirious man barely responds to treatment--and then disappears without a trace. Before Toby can find him, a second case occurs, revealing a terrifying fact: the virus can only be spread through direct tissue exchange. Following a trail of death that winds from a pregnant sixteen-year-old prostitute to her own home, Toby discovers the unthinkable: the epidemic didn't just happen--someone let it loose....
- ISBN10 0671553046
- ISBN13 9780671553043
- Publish Date 1 August 1998 (first published 12 June 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 May 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Pocket Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 400
- Language English