"New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the cutting-edge world of gene modification in this pulse-pounding new medical thriller. When an unidentified, seemingly healthy young woman collapses suddenly on the New York City subway and dies upon reaching the hospital, her case is an eerie reminder for veteran medical examiner Jack Stapleton of the 1918 flu pandemic. Fearful of a repeat on the one hundredth anniversary of the nightmarish...

Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.

Death knocks on the door of every home in Gibbs City, Missouri. Who will answer? The strength and valor of Sheriff Virgil Carter is tested as Gibbs City, Missouri faces its most challenging foe. An influenza epidemic strikes and Virgil can no longer control the outcome as the town erupts in chaos. As the consequences of her past actions move closer, Cora Williams must use all her knowledge and physical strength to fight an invisible adversary. One...

Why are the hyenas crying boo-hoo? And what gave the rhino a sickly green hue? It starts when Felicity Floo wipes her red, runny nose and transfers the goo ... a cautionary tale about the virtues of clean hands and tissues.