New York City, 1906: An epidemiologist suspected Mary Mallon, a cook, of spreading typhoid. An asymptomatic carrier, Mary refused to be tested - until forced by the police.
Content Note
Hidden -- Germ detective -- Death in Ithaca -- "An enemy that moves in the dark" -- Mysterious outbreak -- A threat to the city -- Pursuit -- Inside the while walls -- "The most dangerous woman in America" -- Into thin air -- Island exile -- The rest of the story.