“…Engrossing and suspenseful… a searing look at the trade-offs we make when failure is not an option.”
—Barbara Josselsohn , author of The Lilac House
In the small Brazilian village of Promissão, children become fussy, their eyes turn pink and their skin flushes with heat. Four days later, they die. Dr. Sidonie Royal learns of the illnesses on a trip to visit her friend’s brother. Strange bacteria grow from a sample of blood Sid sneaks back to the US. Are they the cause of the illnesses?