Can Dr. Wareing's desperate medical experiment save a world shattered by war and disease? The veil of obscurity is lifted, and the full horror of 1918 comes to life. SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF WWI, the novel pits the brightest scientific minds of the day against a deadly secret. In an effort to bring an end to a war that has been raging for four years, Dr. Nicholas Wareing takes on a risky research project for the U.S. Army. He struggles to unravel the mystery of influenza at a time when viruses were not understood. The novel ends in a bizarre twist of fate.