A Medical Thriller (The Plague Trilogy Book 2)

CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!!! This is only an installment-one-third of the "story." It has no ending. You must buy the next installment . (I wonder if this tactic occurred to Homer). That said, it is your money ....

I have been reading this book for the past couple of days and believe me, I couldn't put it down. Once you start reading it, take a break and then you have to go back and continue reading until the last page. I have read some of Mr. Methos books and they all have the same effect on me - roller-coaster-rides, can't-put-down type of thrillers. I only read first THE BIBLE and then thrillers: legal thrillers/medical/and this type of thrillers. I gave five stars to this book. Thanks, Mr. Methos, for this new masterpiece!
Mrs. Sanchez

Pestilence is book two in the three book series by Methos. Plague is book one and Scourge is book three. Book two ends with a cliff hanger that shocked me. I don't mean that in the sense that this writer is new to me and therefore writes from somewhere out in left field. I've read more than twenty five books by this guy. He never ceases to amaze me with his ideas. I have reported in the past that Methos borders on the grisly...but with the caveat that none of his writing is in anywise gratuitous.
I don't re tell story lines in my reviews. What I look for and report on are: plot, character development, rising action, falling action,anti climax and resolution. This writer has it all.
I typically do not read a book in one sitting. I will put a book down and later come back to it to see if I can recall where I left off without having to re read pages. When I can do that it means tight plot work by the writer, which I consider a plus. There are a few authors that impress me that way: Lehane, Connelly, and Gresham to name a few.
I read this book in one sitting because I could not put it down. A departure for me to be sure, but all I can in my defense is it was that good. I look forward to Scourge with a hunger. I'll read some other works by Methos in the interim.

Improbable and too far-fetched even for fiction.

Gee, the government imprisons EVERY SINGLE person in California (in the book it say's 40 million) and holds them against their will after storming into their homes and forcing them to leave.
Allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll because 100 people are sick. No one allowed to leave the state....no phones and no flights in or out. Lol
Yeah, right.
People sue the government now....How many lawsuits and riots would occur in this scenario from the military kicking down doors in the middle of the night once things settled down?

Then the book say's the army guys are partying after successfully imprisoning all of their fellow Americans against their will. Um....no. First of all, many military would go AWOL before even agreeing to do this anyways, let alone celebrate. I don't mind good creative fiction, but when the story line is implausible, a reader can't truly wrap their minds around the plot. Not even for fantasy.
Then Sam asks a guy in charge why they have to imprison everyone....he doesn't know he says and is just following orders from the higher ups. So a commander is ok with putting every single Californian into a cage and does it willingly because "it's an order"? He doesn't question it?
Again.....too far-fetched. Kinda silly actually. In real life, we have Ebola in Africa where several borders have been closed and the healthy in that country aren't put into cages. Lol
Hard to read this book when in real life the real thing is going on.

Love the part where Sam is allowed to take home the daughter of a sick father who died. Gee, ya whipped the kid outta California without testing her blood first? She was around her father the entire time he was sick for crying out loud. The military go through all that trouble to imprison California only to have one of its leaders allow a kid out???????
Ridiculous.
How is Sam avoiding this disease anyways? She's not in that suit 24/7 and apparently this virus is in the air.

There was absolutely no professional editor used whatsoever. So many medical terms were incorrect. I suppose a very ignorant reader wouldn't catch on, but if I were an author, I'd be embarrassed to know a lot of the medical information I gave in a book was wrong.

WHAT is up with the author choosing famous people for his character names anyways? The first book uses the name of Janice Dickinson and I remember laughing at that when I read it, but now in this book it's an actress he chose to use for a character name....Katherine Helmond.
I remember her most for her role on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Can't this guy come up with original names instead of borrowing famous names from supermodels, actresses and criminals?
Really, really odd. This is the first time I've come across this.
Ever.

The main thing I just didn't like about this was how completely unbelievable it all was. While I understand it's fiction, most of what took place was just so out there that I kept rollin' my eyes.

Glad this series is free.

In this second book of the series, Dr. Samantha Bower of the Centers for Disease Control has barely survived in the jungles of South America. She's safely back in the U.S. but the brutal virus has now moved into California. It's sweeping quickly through the entire state where now the military has stepped in and closed the borders, declaring martial law. A quarantine zone has been established. Within this zone, Sam's family exists. She's ready to battle the U.S. government. This is an awesome story ... almost apocalyptic. It's truly a good, scary story. I'm now on to the third thriller of this trilogy.

I liked this book. "Pestilence" is number two in the Plague Trilogy by Victor Methos,

Book number one is called "Plague". I have read "Plague" and think it would be kind of difficult to know what is going on in "Pestilence" if you have not read "Plague", but not impossible.

OVERVIEW: The story begins in Hawaii with the Center for Disease Control trying to contain a fast-moving disease. "Pestilence" picks up in California where the disease has spread and has the potential to spread far and wide.

For the squeamish, it may get a bit gory at times. However, I really like that kind of stuff so it didn't bother me.

SPOILER: There were at least two characters in the book that the author seemed to be developing....but then abruptly eliminated! I found this to be kind of annoying, but it kind of worked.

I recommend the Plague Trilogy. "Scourge" is number three. Can't wait to read it!

I love free things and so when the store offered this book for free, I jumped for it. However, because I loved it so much, I went back and bought it.

This book picks up shortly after the previous book left off and things heat up really quickly for Samantha. The Plague is out, people are dying more quickly and violently, and the government is using full force to try and keep it under control.

Others have said that the book ended too quickly and incompletely, but I say that Methos wants to keep us in suspense before wrapping up his series. Still more commented on the jumping around from scene to scene; I counter it again by saying that it that is his style and it allows the reader to get a broader picture at the horror a L6 virus can cause.

If the author reads this let me please implore him not to wrap up the ending too neatly. I love the direction that things are going and I would hate to see everything go back to "normal". Hope yes! Normalcy no!

First, everyone should read the trilogy. It should be a "must" - an eye opener about conspiracy, mistakes and arrogance. We arrogantly believe that " it can't happen here"; have powerful people only following their own agenda, and constantly forget to inform the " little " man ( who manages many important facets of our every day world ) of very important facts. All these elements come together in the trilogy.
MrMethos has woven a dramatic tale of conspiracy combined with medical mismanagement to bring us to an apocalyptic spread of deadly disease.
; make the mistakes

Love the author's straight to the point writing style. The multi-character POVs were well done, allowing the reader to grasp the impact of a viral outbreak in a modern day city. Will be reading the next book in the series.

I read this book through Kindle Unlimited. The story was very fast paced and exciting. There were some unexpected deaths that were hard to take because I had grown fond of the characters. The book seemed professionally written and edited.

One small sentence in the book bothered me: "Atlanta was warm but had a dry heat that didn't affect her." I've lived in the metro Atlanta area for over five decades and it does not have dry heat. Atlanta is humid.

I have read many medical thrillers about biosafety level 4 pathogens. From the time I first read Richard Preston's book The Hot Zone, I was hooked. Some were good, some bad, but along the way I picked up little snippets of information and medical terms. These books contain many little errors that I find annoying. Using the word "strand" of a virus, instead of "strain", having a character be able to fly home when he was hemorrhaging and passing out (would not happen), a doctor going into the BSL 4 lab and putting on a NEGATIVE pressure suit. Hello! Should be POSITIVE pressure, I believe. At least if you want to keep the deadly virus from entering your suit and killing you. (The ROOM is kept at negative pressure to keep pathogens from excaping into the outside world) For me, these obvious mistakes lessen my enjoyment of a book. I wonder why they are there. Poor research? Poor editing? Did the author care?

I did enjoy the story, and stayed up late reading, to find out what happened. I will wait impatiently for the third book. But will I search out other books by the author? No. Not if this is the level of care he puts into his work.

The best trilogy. After reading the first book you can't stop until you've read them all. Characters are so real thanks to the way Victor Methos creates personalities. I'm so looking forward to reading the last book in this series.

Attempts to emulate the style of Tom Clancy. Except, Tom Clancy is good.

As a female medical scientist who spent time on active duty, I must say that almost every page of this highly implausible, poorly researched, fatuous pile of slop serves up a fresh new insult, and violates the fundamental rule of any successful author: write what you know.

Rather than catalog an extensive list of errors, two examples are illustrative: the author is unaware that movement and color are physically impossible under an EM beam, due to the vacuum and the wavelength. LOL. Also, all those colored bits on military uniforms do not signify rank. LOLx2.

Further: very few men can portray a realistic female protagonist. Most are comic-book, wet-dream caricatures, including this one. Athletic, professional, single young women who are also burdened with caring for an ailing parent, do not zip out on their motorcycles to grab a pulled-pork sandwich and fries for breakfast. Sheesh. The robotic, remorseless assassin seems more authentic.

The most realistic aspect is people being melodramatic, self-absorbed, panicky, and stupid, which could certainly be expected. It can also be assumed, like the sun rises in the east, and thus needs no tedious, involved description. Yet, panicky, egotistical drama occupies at least half the book, which is more tiresome than "thrilling."

Sophisticated readers looking for a credible, internally consistent plot and technically accurate detail are strongly advised to look elsewhere. Unless, that is, you enjoy suppressing the constant impulse to find a red pen, as if grading a pathetic college term paper. One of those you wish the dog really had eaten, so you could spend more time on the good ones.

Another great entertaining read by Victor Methos. I thoroughly enjoyed both books so far. Great cliffhanger so I hate myself for not waiting until all three books were done. I deducted one star for a few details being unbelievable or unreal enough they distracted from the enjoyment. Still a great series so far.

The story is predictable, with a few good twists thrown in. What gets this book going is the pace and the "what happens next" plotting.
A good read, especially if you read the first book in the series.

Exciting story line and great characters introduced into this second book. Couldn't wait to find out how the virus was going to be released further. Waiting to find out if Sam is immune or will develop a vaccine. Will buy the third book.

I just finished the second book in the series....I have loved both
Plague and Pestilence. I love the characters, Dr. Samantha Bowers being my favorite. I'm going to download part 3 Scourge
right after this review....keep them coming Mr. Methos

Imagine a plague unleashed upon America, no one knows how to stop it, and no one knows if they're able to defeat it or be immune from it's destruction. In Pestilence Methos takes your fears one step further, bringing the fear to a whole new level. If you enjoy reading thrillers with plausible scenarios, this series is for you!

I dislike trilogies. I saw a book name plague, it was great but it didn't end there on now had to read PESTIENCE, and it didn't stop here now I have to wait til February 2014 for the final book I hope. :(