Na konci října - 2 CD mp3 (Čte Jan Šťastný)

The pandemic was not confronted by some startled foot soldier, but by a commander with a marshal's staff. Will it be enough? Elite microbiologist Henry Parsons learns at the WHO conference in Geneva about an outbreak in the Kongoli internment camp near Jakarta, which is killing young prisoners and their doctors. Although he was supposed to return to Atlanta in time for his son's birthday celebration, he flies home via Indonesia to assess the situation. Dozens of bluish corpses force him to quarantine the camp and himself, but after the quarantine ends, it turns out that he overlooked one person. Moreover, taxi driver Bambang has meanwhile set off with millions of Muslims on the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca! For Henry, a race against time begins, as despite the heroic efforts of thousands of healthcare workers, the deadly virus known as Kongoli spreads across the world like in the Apocalypse and also attacks his loved ones. States, economies, and data networks are collapsing, panic, chaos, and crime are escalating. As civilization descends into twilight, a group within the American government forms, convinced that Kongoli is part of biological warfare, and prepares to respond decisively to the presumed attack... This prophetic thriller by a Pulitzer Prize winner is not mere consumable goods for the time of quarantine. As a reflection on the fragile foundations of our way of life, it stands firm even in calmer times...