Outbreak

April 1, 2019
After a romance novel, Moondust Lake (2019), Bunn returns to thrillers with this fast-paced read that balances action and cozy undertones. An international biomedical disaster is brewing off the coast of West Africa, with hundreds already dead from an unknown cause. But someone is trying to keep the threat under wraps, and it will take a team of unlikely heroes to unravel both political and medical mysteries. Theo Bishop hasn't spoken to his egomaniac brother, Kenny, in years when, out of the blue, Kenny saves Theo's business and asks for a bizarre favor?go to Africa, no questions asked. Eager for adventure, Theo accepts, and finds himself on a mission that changes the course of his future. Theo and a diverse team of characters form unbreakable bonds in their struggles to find the source of the illness and avoid the dangers that seem to be lurking around every corner. Outbreak is an accessible read that will appeal to readers who enjoy mystery and suspense and also appreciate inspirational fiction.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)