In the Book of Revelations, the Four Horsemen herald the arrival of the Apocalypse. When the First Horseman thunders forth, pestilence will spread throughout the land. For the First Horseman is Plague . . .
The Spanish Flu killed thirty million people worldwide in 1918. Now with history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds toward a remote island in the Arctic Sea to recover strains of the lethal virus preserved under layers of ice. For Washington Post reporter Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But his plan to join the expedition is ruined by a ferocious storm that delays him. And when he meets up with the ship upon its return to port in Norway, it is clear something has gone wrong.
Fear haunts the faces of the crew. No one will talk. And someone wants Daly to stop asking questions.
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"i really enjoyed this book.not as much as the other john case book i read(the genesis code) but it was good non the less.the characters were well developed and the story flowed well once you got throught the first 50 pages or so." — Dave (4 out of 5 stars)
"i really enjoyed this book.not as much as the other john case book i read(the genesis code) but it was good non the less.the characters were well developed and the story flowed well once you got throught the first 50 pages or so."
" this is a fast-paced thriller that will unnerve you. "
" a good bit of hard science when it coms to the rna replicating viruses, good suspense... very enjoyable read "
" Started out really slow - seemed to kill me just to get through the first 100 pages or so. It had a good premise but they summed it up at the end pretty quickly and didn't really address the first part of the book. It was ok but not one of my favorites. "
" Stopped reading this becasue i realized I'd already read it sometime in the past--a good thriller. "
" Love this book couldn't get enough. Some of his other books are so so but this is awesome. "
" I've suggested this to many people, and every one of them has really liked it. It's a good story, almost scary in it realism. "
" Could anything like this really happen? There are some swine flu conspiracy theories out there. But seriously, this book picks on some the right people in my opinion. "
" I thought that this book was not very good, too much profanity. "
" Interesting, well written story about a reporter who uncovers a plot to release a manufactured plague of Spanish Flu on the world. "
" Fast-paced, enjoyable plague/disease/bioterror book. "
" Excellent version of a plot that has been done before. It just comes at you from a different angle and is more realistic. "
" Great read - really enjoyed it. Fast paced and thrilling "
" Mon avis sur "Miss Alfie, croqueuse de livres" "
" fascinating fact and clunky fiction. "
" A scary thought that this "could" happen. Reading this book was slow for me, not exactly sure why but I wanted to finish it and I did. "
" Great stuff. Fluffy, but face paced and gripping. "
" Very good, fast moving, scary, mysterious...all of the above! "
" 3 star science thriller (top 50% of the genre). For my full review, see ScienceThrillers.com "
" I read this book shortly after 9/11 and so it was a semi-emotional read. However, looking back I think the book was a little flat. "
" Not great, not bad. Think about it from the late 90s perspective and say "what if?" "
" A truly timely read with the spread of the Swine Flu. A startling example of what could come from viral biological terrorism. Once opened, I could not close the book, and could not believe what I was reading. "
" John Case writes always according the same paradigm. He is very good in describing something imaginable as very realistic. "
" Scary stuff! It sounds like what's going on now with the swine flu! "
" Just a quick read while I was a camp counselor for AmeriCorps, from the limited selection available at the camp. It's actually a pretty cool mystery. "
" Another stunning example of how to write fiction of the highest class!!! "
John Case is a pseudonym for the writing duo Jim and Carolyn Hougan. Case is the bestselling author of The Genesis Code, The First Horseman, and The Syndrome.
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
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