The novel “The Strain” by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan was published for the first time in 2009. It’s the first novel of the Strain trilogy.

A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK Airport in New York but soon after landing communications are interrupted and no sign of life comes by passengers or crew. Dr. Ephraim “Eph” Goodweather, head of a team that deals with possible biological threats, is called to check whether it’s a case of bioterrorism and when he enters the aircraft its crew and passengers are almost all dead for no apparent reason.