{"product_id":"infected-isbn-9780307406309","title":"Infected","description":"\u003cb\u003eA terrifying thriller that will crawl beneath your skin . . . and leave fresh blood  on every page. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fraught with tension . . . \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross America a mysterious disease is turning ordinary people into raving, paranoid murderers who inflict brutal horrors on strangers, themselves, and even their own families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking under the government’s shroud of secrecy, CIA operative Dew Phillips crisscrosses the country trying in vain to capture a live victim. With only decomposing corpses for clues, CDC epidemiologist Margaret Montoya races to analyze the science behind this deadly contagion. She discovers that these killers all have one thing in common—they’ve been contaminated by a bioengineered parasite, shaped by a complexity far beyond the limits of known science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile Perry Dawsey—a hulking former football star now resigned to life as a cubicle-bound desk jockey—awakens one morning to find several mysterious welts growing on his body. Soon Perry finds himself acting and thinking strangely, hearing voices . . . he is infected. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fate of the human race may well depend on the bloody war Perry must wage with his own body, because the parasites want something from him, something that goes beyond mere murder.\"Part Stephen King, part Chuck Palahniuk, \u003ci\u003eInfected \u003c\/i\u003eblends science fiction and horror into a pulpy masterpiece of action, terror, and suspense.  Three recommendations: don't read it at night, or just after you've eaten a full meal, or if you're weak of heart.  You've been warned!\"\u003cbr\u003e—James Rollins, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Judas Strain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Order\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Powerfully written . . . an unforgettable central character.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sigler is masterful at grabbing the reader by the throat and refusing to let go. Just when I thought I knew what abyss he was leading me across, he knocked the bridge out from under... I think I screamed the whole way down... \u003ci\u003eInfected\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel of gonzo, in-your-face, up-to-the-minute terror.”\u003cbr\u003e—Lincoln Child, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeath Match\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Fraught with tension . . . \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sigler is the Richard Matheson of the 21st Century…smart and creepy,\u003ci\u003e Infected\u003c\/i\u003e is a flawless thinking-person’s thriller.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBravo to a bold new talent!”\u003cbr\u003e—Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBad Moon Rising\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost Road Blues\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting . . . even hardened genre fans will find themselves whimpering at each new revelation.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Horror mavens rejoice!\u003ci\u003e Infected\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation -- a novel that lives up to its hype. From page one, the story of a mysterious smart-virus that turns its hosts into deadly drooling drones creeps up on a reader like the ratchet of a roller coaster climbing toward its inevitable crest. Sigler brings the folksy character detail of Stephen King, the conceptual panache of Clive Barker, and the oozing, shuddery pathologies of a David Cronenberg movie.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eZombies, spies, conspiracies, and gallons of goo make this the fastest read in the west! Highest recommendation!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003eJay Bonansinga, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShattered, Twisted, Frozen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sinking of the Eastland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sigler has a unique talent for keeping readers on the edge of their seats; I absolutely had to know what was going to happen next. Infected is full of mayhem, action, and gore--and you won’t be able to put it down.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003eDave Wellington, author of \u003ci\u003e13 Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMonster Island\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Scott Sigler's\u003ci\u003e Infected\u003c\/i\u003e is a bucking pulp pony that throws you this way and that, and just when you think you've got your balance, that ole pony bucks the other way.\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003eAll in all, one hell of an exhilarating ride, and highly recommended.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Joe R. Lansdale, World Horror Convention Grand Master and six-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Bubba Ho-Tep\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eInfected\u003c\/i\u003e is as unnerving as a scream in a morgue…a breakout novel that gets under your skin. If the voice in your head is Sigler's, you're locked in for a very scary night.\"\u003cbr\u003e—E.E. Knight\u003cb\u003eScott Sigler\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of several novels, including\u003ci\u003e Contagious, Ancestor,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNocturnal, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Pandemic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in San Diego.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303267029221,"sku":"NP9780307406309","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307406309.jpg?v=1767730032","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/infected-isbn-9780307406309","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}