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Molly Caldwell Crosby

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Molly Crosby is a best-selling author and journalist. Her first book The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History was published in November 2006 by Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin, USA. The New York Times hailed it as a “first-rate medical detective drama,” and Newsweek called it “gripping.” The book has been nominated for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, Border’s Original Voices Award and Southern Independent Booksellers Award. It was also chosen as a New York Times Editor’s pick and a Book Sense pick.

Crosby's second book, Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries, was released March 2010. Oliver Sacks, author of Awakenings, c...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 1,120 ratings · 207 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History 3.80 avg rating — 914 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries 3.65 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Great Pearl Heist: London's Greatest Thief and Scotland Yard's Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Necklace 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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