The Virus (1982)

For fans of Michael Crichton and Dan Brown: an exciting, intelligent thriller, based on a terrifying true story, that will leave you breathless. When a young woman in New York City dies mysteriously after a trip to Europe, top epidemiologist Lowell Kaplan identifies the cause of death as the Marburg Virus—a fatal strain that has surfaced only once before in history. Determined to trace the source of the disease, Kaplan follows a trail of intrigue from the labs of Germany to the jungles of Central Africa. But powerful forces are conspiring against him, determined to keep the secrets of the virus's origin kept deliberately under wraps. And with a global epidemic on the rise, Kaplan must go to unimaginable lengths to save mankind. **

Stanley Johnson is a British politician and author, and a noted expert on environmental and population issues.