
Patient Zero
A Medical Thriller
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Fritz Galt

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Disease detectives put it all on the line
...to find Patient Zero.
Through all the coughing, choking and misery of a killer virus on the loose, can public health officials defeat Chinese secrecy, U.S. drug company interests, and a criminal coverup to stop the disease in its tracks? Or will they be too late? Enjoy acclaimed thriller author Fritz Galt's close-up, clinical look at an unfolding disaster, with a Chinese city in crisis, relationships lost, international criminal justice in action, and a medical community’s desperate search for Patient Zero.
“This novel sparkles.” – author Henry D. Smith
Other reactions:
"Chillingly realistic."
"A real page-turner."
"I love this book on so many levels."
If you enjoy timely medical thrillers, buy Patient Zero today.
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- Mkleia
- 11-24-24
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I was not a fan of the computer voice. I like to finish books even if I’m not a fan of them and I feel this book resembles the COVID-19 pandemic on a more insider perspective.
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- Raven Price
- 12-09-24
Lack of real medical knowledge
Not much actual medical information:details. I thought this was a Robin Cook book. It definitely isn’t.
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