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Name: Infected
Rating: 4.333333333333 (6 reviews)
Author: Scott Sigler

In "Infected," Scott Sigler presents a terrifying pandemic that transforms ordinary citizens into feral, murder‑hungry killers. A clandestine CIA operative and CDC epidemiologist persistently pursue the mystery behind the lethal disease, while a former football star named Perry Dawsey discovers mysterious welts on his skin and must battle a parasitic invasion that manipulates his thoughts and actions. The novel weaves horror, technothriller, and suspense into a fast‑paced narrative about science, paranoia, and the human body’s vulnerability to unseen threats.

First publish date: 2008

Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror

Authors: Scott Sigler

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