It is 1967. A mysterious disease appears in an English town. People fall down suddenly, poleaxed, and many die. Is it caused by a bacterium, a virus, a poison? Nobody knows, and top doctors squabble over its cause.But then two junior doctors and a young anthropology student, who has recovered from the disease, join together.The three investigators continue their work to find out the cause of the disease, a virus whose worst effects are only shown in those who are very anxious.They think they have found the cause and the solution.But will they be in time? This is a gripping dystopian tale, very much relevant to events unfolding today and written by Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry at Imperial College, London, Peter Tyrer whose long-standing interest in the connections between mental and physical health informed the novel.