‘One of Britain’s finest horror writers’ *DAILY MAIL* **A deadly disease. No cure. Anyone who leaves the plague-zone** must **be shot.** At first the rules were simple: quarantine the city, and let the plague die. So men and women closed their doors, and lived in lockdown, fighting for survival against a disease as contagious and destructive as the Black Death. A disease for which there was no known cure. But the plague did not die. And so, at lunchtime on a Friday afternoon, the President announces the new rules. Every American should take up arms to protect the disease-free zones. Anyone attempting to leave the plague-zone must be shot. **A gripping suspense thriller about an outbreak of plague in the USA, this is perfect for fans of Dean Koontz or Stephen King.** ‘One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time’ PETER JAMES ‘A true master of horror’ JAMES HERBERT ‘God, he’s good’ STEPHEN KING