Author(s): Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Title: The Strain
Genre: Thriller
Publication Date: 2009
Number of Pages: 401
Geographical Setting: New York (current day), Romania and Germany (flashbacks)
Time Period: Current day (2009) and 1940s, during World War II
Series: Book I of The Strain Trilogy
Plot Summary: Ephraim is the head of a special infectious diseases team of the CDC in New York City. He is suddenly called to duty due to an unknown case that leaves its victims with symptoms that are difficult to explain. As the virus quickly spreads across New York, the residents of the city begin to act in strange, erratic ways that become too fast to contain and too inexplicable to explain. Eph must race against time in order to contain the virus and as he further investigates, the story unfolds as he learns that menacing and unknown dark forces may be at hand.
Subject Headings: Vampires, Virus Diseases, New York City, Suspense, Infection, Physicians
Appeal: suspenseful, loss of control, intense, urban, dark forces, admirable characters, good vs. evil, claustrophobic, daunting
3 terms that best describe this book: suspenseful, page-turner and enthralling
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Tags: Dark tone, details of deadly viruses, Good versus Evil, New York City, suspenseful, vampires
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