The Desperate Hours
Book description
In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 arrived in New York City.
Before long, America's largest metropolis was at war against a virus that mercilessly swept through its five boroughs. It became apparent that if Covid wasn't somehow halted, the death count in New York alone would be in the hundreds…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Desperate Hours as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The most recently published on my list of medical thrillers is The Desperate Hours, which is an account from the front lines of the COVID-19 epidemic as it ravaged New York City.
This one is especially meaningful for me because my pathologist brother, Kevin, was living and working in the midst of the chaos the epidemic caused. Even more poignant for me is the fact that he is quoted in the book.
It is a harrowing account of the tragic reality of that period which, I’m afraid, too many are failing to heed its warning of the potential for even…
From Ty's list on medical thrillers for doomsday phobics.
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