AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST
Michael Smith is a Miami-based investigative reporter at Bloomberg News,
and the co-author of Cabin Fever
“A gripping account of how an invisible stowaway—the Covid-19 virus—transformed a fun-filled luxury cruise into an unimaginable nightmare.”
— Sara Gay Forden, bestselling author of House of Gucci
CABIN FEVER
OUT NOW (US and UK)
The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway—COVID-19—days before the world shut down in March 2020. This riveting narrative thriller takes readers behind the scenes with passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead.
“Cabin Fever is riveting, taut, and extensively researched. Smith and Franklin have written a page-turning adventure that will keep you reading late into the night.”
— Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Taking Paris
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