Enrique Ballesteros’s Reviews > The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus > Status Update

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a gripping nonfiction thriller about the origins and outbreaks of the Ebola virus and other deadly filoviruses. It follows scientists and the U.S. Army as they race to contain a terrifying outbreak near Washington, D.C., in the 1980s—revealing the real-life danger of emerging viruses and how thin the line is between safety and global catastrophe.