<p>Can Dr. Wareing's desperate medical experiment save a world shattered by war and disease? The veil of obscurity is lifted, and the full horror of 1918 comes to life.</p><p>SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF WWI, the novel pits the brightest scientific minds of the day against a deadly secret. In an effort to bring an end to a war that has been raging for four years, Dr. Nicholas Wareing takes on a risky research project for the U.S. Army. He struggles to unravel the mystery of influenza at a time when viruses were not understood. The novel ends in a bizarre twist of fate.</p>