From the acclaimed author of Infected comes an epic and exhilarating
story of humanity's secret battle against a horrific enemy.
Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into
raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The
human race fights back, yet after every battle the disease responds,
adapts, using sophisticated strategies and brilliant ruses to fool its
pursuers. The only possible explanation: the epidemic is driven not by
evolution but by some malevolent intelligence.
Standing against this unimaginable threat is a small group, assembled
under the strictest secrecy. Their best weapon is hulking former
football star Perry Dawsey, left psychologically shattered by his own
struggles with this terrible enemy, who possesses an unexplainable
ability to locate the disease's hosts. Violent and unpredictable, Perry
is both the nation's best hope and a terrifying liability. Hardened CIA
veteran Dew Phillips must somehow forge a connection with him if they're
going to stand a chance against this maddeningly adaptable opponent.
Alongside them is Margaret Montoya, a brilliant epidemiologist who
fights for a cure even as she reels under the weight of endless horrors.
These three and their team have kept humanity in the game, but that's
not good enough anymore, not when the disease turns contagious,
triggering a fast countdown to Armageddon. Meanwhile, other enemies join
the battle, and a new threat -- one that comes from a most unexpected
source -- may ultimately prove the most dangerous of all.
Catapulting the reader into a world where humanity's life span is
measured in hours and the president's finger hovers over the nuclear
button, rising star Scott Sigler takes us on a breathtaking,
hyper-adrenalized ride filled with terror and jaw-dropping action.
Contagious is a truly grand work of suspense, science, and horror from
a new master.
