{"product_id":"child-zero-chris-holm-9780316295123","title":"Child Zero","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom molecular biologist turned Anthony Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Kind\u003c\/i\u003e comes a fact-based thriller about our species' next great existential threat\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eperfect for fans of Michael Crichton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt began four years ago with a worldwide uptick of bacterial infections: meningitis in Frankfurt, cholera in Johannesburg, tuberculosis in New Delhi. Although the outbreaks spread aggressively and proved impervious to our drugs of last resort, public health officials initially dismissed them as unrelated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey were wrong. Antibiotic resistance soon roiled across the globe. Diseases long thought beaten came surging back. The death toll skyrocketed. Then New York City was ravaged by the most heinous act of bioterror the world had ever seen, perpetrated by a new brand of extremist bent on pushing humanity to extinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Jacob Gibson, who lost his wife in the 8\/17 attack, is home caring for his sick daughter when his partner summons him to a sprawling shantytown in Central Park, the apparent site of a mass murder. Jake is startled to discover that, despite a life of abject squalor, the victims died in perfect health--and his only hope of finding answers is a twelve-year-old boy on the run from some very dangerous men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Holm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316295124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316295123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2022 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2022","brand":"Chris Holm","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047945793791,"sku":"9780316295123","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bf9628b-7e78-4edb-87d9-d4e9900af987.jpg?v=1684993047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-zero-chris-holm-9780316295123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}