by Bill Schutt
First published 2019
A routine bat research expedition in the Amazon takes a deadly turn when a team of scientists is exposed to a previously unknown virus. As the deadly pathogen spreads, they race to identify its source and stop it from becoming a global pandemic. Pursued by ruthless corporate interests and a government eager to cover up the outbreak, the scientists must navigate a treacherous web of lies and betrayal to save themselves and the world from the Darwin Strain.
Genres: science-fiction, medical, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: corporate-conspiracy, race-against-time
Setting: Amazon
Period: 21st-century
425 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence