Industry Reviews
Amazon, "Best Books of 2019 (Science)"
Goodreads Choice Awards, Semifinalist (Science & Technology)
STAT News, "Best Health and Science Books to Read This Summer"
"...A memoir that reads like a thriller."--New York Times Book Review
"The Perfect Predator is a compelling and heart-wrenching medical drama that would be completely unbelievable - if it weren't 100% true! Strathdee and Patterson masterfully weave together the personal, medical, and scientific strands of their battle against one of the world's worst superbugs, bringing not just Patterson, but a century-old medical technology back from the brink of death. This first-hand account of the front lines of the battle against the scourge of antimicrobial resistance underscores the human cost underlying the bland statistics."--Rob Knight, PhD, Director, Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego and author of Follow Your Gut and Dirt Is Good
"[A] gripping and intriguing medical thriller...This page-turner of a couple's determination to survive also serves as a dire warning regarding the consequences of the overuse of antibiotics."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[A] medical thriller for the antibiotic-resistant age."--Smithsonian
"[A] real page-turner."--Science News
"[A] riveting tale...The saga reads like a thriller....Remarkable passages from Patterson [describe] how he interpreted events through veils of feverish delirium, pain-killer fog, and coma."--Laurie Garrett, The Lancet
"[Tom's case is a] case that may mark a turning point in medicine."--American Association of Medical Colleges Newsletter
"A fascinating and terrifying peek into the devastating outcomes of antibiotic misuse -- and what happens when standard health care falls short."--Scientific American
"A real-life medical thriller...fast paced [and] the writing is always infused with humor, hope, and intelligence, and the couple's remarkable story is grounded in real-life details that bring readers directly into their world. Dark, surreal poetic."--Kirkus Reviews
"A remarkable story of love, resilience, the science of discovery, and quite possibly the future of medicine."--Richard Horton, FRCP, FMedSci, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet
"A riveting, pulse-pounding medical thriller that just happens to be true. Steffanie Strathdee is expert at weaving science into compulsively readable prose."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of THE SHAPE OF NIGHT
"A thriller, a detective story, and at its core a profound romance, The Perfect Predator is [a] breathtaking story.... It's a warning of the havoc that awaits us as antibiotics lose their power, and a glimpse of the science that could hold that dark future at bay - if we can summon the funding and the political will to create it."--Maryn McKenna, Senior Fellow of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University and author of Big Chicken and Superbug
"At once terrifying and inspiring, The Perfect Predator is a brilliant race-against-the-clock medical thriller that is also a celebration of love, commitment, and the power of scientific collaboration."--Steven Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and The Ghost Map
"I simply could not put down the book. It reads like a fast-paced, detective thriller."--Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University, Montreal
"If you're looking for a gift for a young person currently considering a career in science or medicine, this is the book to buy."--AJTMH journal
"One of the single most compelling personal stories we've ever heard."--Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, authors of The Essential Guide to Getting your Book Published
"The story of a woman fighting for her husband's life is interesting in and of itself, but this book is so much more than that. It was written by a scientist who used her public health training to discover a solution to a problem; it just so happens that the solution she found may be an answer to one of the most urgent health problems in the world."--American Journal of Public Health
