Quarantined by Joe McKinney
San Antonio is under military quarantine due to a deadly flu epidemic. Inside the quarantine walls, SAPD Homicide Detective Lily Harris is discovers a murder victim among the dead at a mass burial site. Lily's investigation puts her in the middle of a battle between a corrupt local government, a beleaguered medical institution, and a civilian population threatening to boil over into revolt. As violence spreads throughout the city, Lily must race to escape the quarantined and bring the truth to the world before it's too late."McKinney has woven a taut whodunit." -- Kim Paffenroth, author of Dying to Live.
"A Crisply written police procedural set in a ravaged plague zone...rich in character and action, often brutal and sometimes touching. It's hard to put down." -- Bruce Boston, author of The Guardener's Tale.
"Very real cops...you're gonna like this guy." -- Tom Monteleone.
Joe McKinney is a homicide detective for the San Antonio Police Department with extensive training in forensics and disaster mitigation. He is the author of the novel Dead City and more than thirty short stories. He currently lives and works in San Antonio.ThrillerFest
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