The Eleventh PlagueIn this novel of medical terror, death stalks the land, and the only hope of preventing a cataclysm beyond biblical proportions lies with one maverick virologist. Two children die of a disease thought to be nonexistent. Within hours, Thoroughbreds at the legendary Churchill Downs are dying of a unidentified virus. Noted virologist Jack Bryne discovers that the deaths bear uncanny similarities to the Fifth and Sixth Plagues described in Exodus, and every month another more catastrophic plague occurs. Soon Bryne's worldwide medical computer network. ProMED, is invaded by the power behind the horrors -- 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 stop this maniac in time before the worst comes...The Eleventh Plague. |
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... began to smack at the insects . The mother grabbed one of her brood and began to look for a place to run to . The string attached to her daughter's wrist became tan- gled with the string tied to her sister , so as the mother ran , the ...
... began turning the pages . In front of him , a small quar- ter - fed TV droned on , morning weather reports alternating with the upcoming farm report . He ignored the weather , but fed money into the machine and began to read the papers ...
... began to reemerge from behind the Congressional dais . A woman on the right side of the hearing room began to clap . Slowly the gener- al applause began to swell , the cameraman holding the bottle aloft as if it were the head of Medusa ...
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The Eleventh Plague: A Novel of Medical Terror John S. Marr, M.D.,John Baldwin No preview available - 1998 |