{"product_id":"lost-immunity-a-thriller-9781982150150","title":"Lost Immunity: A Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Instant National Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this explosive new thriller from international bestselling author Daniel Kalla, an experimental vaccine is deployed to battle a lethal outbreak—until patients start dying of unknown causes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn ordinary day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The city of Seattle is stunned when a deadly bacteria tears through a nearby Bible camp. Early tests reveal the illness is a form of meningitis, and the camp’s residents are among its most vulnerable victims: children and teenagers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA new vaccine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Facing a rapidly rising death rate, Seattle’s chief public health officer, Lisa Dyer, and her team quickly take all steps necessary to contain the devastating outbreak. And when further testing reveals that the strain of the bacteria is one that caused catastrophic losses in Iceland six months before, Lisa decides to take a drastic step: she contacts Nathan Hull, vice president of a pharmaceutical company that is doing final-phase trials on a viable vaccine, and asks him to release it early for use on the city’s population.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn epidemic in the making\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lisa gets the go-ahead on her controversial plan, despite the protests of dubious government officials, anti-vaxxers, and even those on her own team. Vaccine clinics roll out across the city, and the risky strategy appears to be working, leaving Lisa, Nathan, and thousands of others breathing a sigh of relief. Until people start dying from mysterious and horrific causes—and the vaccine itself is implicated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut what if science isn’t to blame?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLost Immunity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eKalla ratchets up the suspense\u003c\/b\u003e as a cover-up is exposed . . . a truly scary scenario from a writer who knows his medical thriller lingo down to the final line.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kalla . . . has \u003cb\u003ea knack for writing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eeerily prescient thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBC Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, fact-filled medical thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that reads like the anatomy of an epidemic . . . also a fine tribute to the dedicated public officials and front line workers who put everything on the line towards the race to eradicate a quickly spreading epidemic.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontreal Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAlways there to hold up a mirror to society\u003c\/b\u003e—his last book, \u003ci\u003eThe Last High\u003c\/i\u003e, took on the opioid crisis—Kalla’s new \u003ci\u003eLost Immunity\u003c\/i\u003e book sits smack dab in the middle of what the world has been going through for the last year.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last High\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Kalla has long had his stethoscope on the heartbeat of his times. . . . In his latest, the focus is on Vancouver’s opioid crisis. . . . \u003cb\u003e[A] lively story\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A\u003cb\u003e thrilling, front-line drama\u003c\/b\u003e about the opioid crisis.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eKATHY REICHS\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of the Bones series\u003cbr\u003e“If you want \u003cb\u003ean engrossing, edge-of-your-seat thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that combines good detective work, corruption, savage criminal practices, a dark, seamy portrait of a large Canadian city, and a hard-hitting lesson on the medical and emotional effects of opioid drugs, then \u003ci\u003eThe Last High\u003c\/i\u003e certainly fills that prescription.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontreal Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kalla is \u003cb\u003eterrific at building suspense \u003c\/b\u003eas the case progresses, uncovering a web of dealers, sellers, and users.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA riveting thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last High\u003c\/i\u003e features the most evil and insidious of villains: opioids. This\u003cb\u003e important, must-read book \u003c\/b\u003eis not only well-researched and entirely realistic, it gives a human face to a devastating epidemic.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— ROBYN HARDING,\u003c\/b\u003e #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Swap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAn exciting police\/medical thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that’s an even better sociological alarm bell . . . everything feels real.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sobering glimpse into the drug overdose crisis. . . . \u003cb\u003eAn entertaining, if slightly eerie read\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49536637927767,"sku":"9781982150150","price":15.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781982150150.jpg?v=1731903286","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-immunity-a-thriller-9781982150150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}