"An intricately plotted and fast-paced thriller from a medical expert who knows the territory." —Kirkus Reviews "A smart, humane thriller about a scientist’s efforts to stop a global pandemic... The Vaccine gets under the skin." —Booklife Five years into a deadly menglavirus pandemic, Dr. Harrison Boyd has accomplished what no one else has been able—he has developed a vaccine for history’s most lethal virus. But a powerful US senator—Scott Spaulding—is intent on keeping the vaccine from the public for his own nefarious purposes. Harrison must race against time to eradicate the virus before Senator Spaulding eradicates him instead. Hassan Riaz is a writer and physician whose fiction has appeared in Antioch Review , Slice Magazine , and Fiction on the Web . Ripped from the headlines, The Vaccine is a modern-day medical thriller guaranteed to keep you turning pages all the way until the shocking conclusion. Find him at hassanriaz.com "An intricately plotted and fast-paced thriller from a medical expert who knows the territory...Riaz is a doctor and knows all the expected lingo...He's particularly good at creating rich characters with complex backstories and intriguing private lives...and the refreshingly original ending is far from the tidy closure that mystery readers have come to expect." --Kirkus Reviews " A smart, humane thriller about a scientist's efforts to stop a global pandemic...Riaz's provocatively titled fiction debut makes an urgent viral thriller from contemporary life...Riaz offers smart thriller chills and a satisfying ending... The Vaccine gets under the skin." -- Booklife Hassan Riaz is a physician and writer. He is the author of the medical thriller, The Vaccine. He lives in Los Angeles.