Title: The Jakarta Pandemic Alex Fletcher #1
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Author: Steven Konkoly
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Publisher: Stribling Media
Date Published: December 14, 2013
Pages: 527
Genres: Apocalyptic, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction
Obtained: Purchased
Format: Ebook
Synopsis:
“The definitive pandemic novel. One family’s struggle to survive as a deadly pandemic sweeps the nation. This book both entertains and prepares at the same time. Reading this book might save your life if the Ebola virus or Avian flu turns into a pandemic.” Preparedness consultant-2014
The Jakarta Pandemic:
The People’s Republic of China announces strict travel restrictions…
Indonesia goes dark…
Cases of an uncategorized influenza virus appear in major cities around the globe…
Department of Health and Human Services officials claim that measures have been taken to safeguard the American public…
Most ignore the warnings…
Alex Fletcher, Iraq War veteran, has read the signs for years. A seasoned sales representative for Biosphere Pharmaceuticals, he understands the unique dangers of a pandemic flu and has taken the necessary steps to prepare. With his family and home mobilized to endure an extended period of seclusion, Alex thinks he’s ready for the pandemic. He’s not even close.
The lethal H16N1 virus rapidly spreads across the nation, stretching the fragile bonds of society to the breaking point. Schools close, grocery stores empty, fuel deliveries stop, hospitals start turning away the sick…riots engulf the cities.
As hostility and mistrust engulfs his idyllic Maine neighborhood, Alex quickly realizes that the H16N1 virus will be the least of his problems.
The Jakarta Pandemic is a terrifying, cautionary tale that explores the depths of human desperation and its unremitting influence on our decisions.
My Review:
Alex Fletcher is an ex-Marine and is now a pharmaceutical rep with a bit of paranoia about flu pandemics. The year is 2013, and he has a vivid memory of the Swine Flu outbreak. Alex’s paranoia has led him to stockpile food, water, power supplies, and plenty of guns and ammo. His plan is a simple one: isolate himself and his family from everyone throughout the flu outbreak, even as the world they know crumbles around them. And despite his warnings to his neighbours things go rather bad for them.
This is a book I’ve read once and thought a flu like that would never hit. Then COVID came along and coupled with my review blog, I decided to give it another go around. It’s scarier now.
I quickly got bored of the sappy dialogue between Alex and his wife. I found myself skipping over it.
Overall, it wasn’t a bad read, but I think the plot was rather slow.
My Review:
Fiction Lux 
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