The release date for the English version of 'The Andromeda Strain' by
Michael Crichton is Oct 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Leading biophysicists in the nation alert the US government to the possibility that the sterilizing protocols in place for returning space probes may not be sufficient to ensure a clean re-entry into the atmosphere.
Two years later, seventeen satellites are launched to gather dust and creatures for scientific purposes from the furthest reaches of space. One of them hits the ground and lands in a barren region of Arizona.
In the town of Piedmont, twelve miles from the landing site, an unexpected finding is made: the dead remains of the town's residents are strewn over the streets, as if they had just passed away.
-- rear cover