{"product_id":"9780060187774","title":"Eleventh Plague: A Novel of Medical Terror","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the ten plagues from the Book of Exodus were coming true in America today? What if they were not acts of God but the brilliantly fiendish creations of an evil genius? In this galvanizing novel of medical terror, death stalks the land, and the only hope of preventing a cataclysm beyond biblical proportions lies with one maverick virologist who is himself in danger of becoming either a suspect or a victim. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In present-day Southern California, two children die of a disease thought to be nonexistent in the United States. Within hours, Thoroughbreds at the legendary Churchill Downs are dying of a virus that cannot be identified, even by the most expert veterinarians. Called in to help shed light on these gruesome enigmas, noted virologist Jack Bryne discovers that the two events are not only connected, they are deliberate acts of bioterrorism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When it occurs to him that the deaths bear uncanny similarities to the Fifth and Sixth Plagues described in Exodus, Bryne is convinced he's uncovered a growing progression of horrors. He's right, and every month another monstrosity claims its victims. Every month sees the reenactment of another even more catastrophic plague. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Soon Bryne's worldwide medical computer network, ProMED, is invaded by the power behind the horrors, teasing him, challenging him—a morbidly brilliant serial killer with a dangerously sophisticated knowledge of toxins and an obsession with biblical retribution. Bryne, himself now considered a suspect by the FBI, must convince the Bureau of his innocence and joins forces with his brilliant lab assistant, a TV newswoman, and a young Orthodox Jewish religious scholar—to track down the maniac and stop him in time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But even Bryne cannot predict how close the killer is until he meets this modern medical Moriarty in a midnight confrontation that will determine the future of New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by one of this country's most respected public health figures, and a novelist with a genius for the macabre, \u003ci\u003eThe Eleventh Plague\u003c\/i\u003e is scientifically prescient and utterly compelling. It's a premier thriller for the millennium—bound to leave you with the disturbing realization that the real terror begins once the last page has been turned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The biblical plagues were acts of God, this time they are man-made \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaters of Blood \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrogs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwarms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Death of the Animals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Boils \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hailstorms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Locusts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Darkness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Destruction of the Firstborns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e And the worst is yet to come...The Eleventh Plague—you will never feel safe again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021643038960,"sku":"9780060187774","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060187774_p0.gif?v=1763619143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060187774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}