I have read every one of Robin Cook's medical mysteries. He is one of my favorite authors. Cook has a new novel coming out in August titled Viral and I can't wait to get a copy of it.
The story is about an east coast family vacationing on Cape Cod during the COVID-19 pandemic. The mother begins to have flu type symptoms while there but while driving home she begins to have a seizure in the car. They immediately travel to the nearest hospital. There, a diagnosis of eastern equine encephalitis is given. The disease is transmitted via mosquito bites that presumably happened while the family was on Cape Cod. It is a rare and usually fatal disease. To make matters worse, their healthcare insurer refuses to pay for treatment, citing obscure clauses in the insurance policy.
While the scenario seems scary in today's world, given the pandemic, this is definitely timely story and I am looking forward to reading it.
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