Books by John Smolens

Dr. Giles Wiggins, a surgeon and veteran of the American Revolution, works tirelessly to save lives, often disagreeing with his medical colleagues on both the cause of the deadly ailment and its remedy. As the epidemic grows, the seaport's future is threatened by obsession, greed, and fear.

ohn Smolens's novel Cold was lauded for its "stunning brutality and uncommon tenderness". In the sequel, Out, nature and human nature again collide, illuminating the difference between being rescued and being saved.