A sinister disease has spread across the globe. It attacks the central nervous system, robs carriers of their empathy, and turns them into self-centred arseholes. Only a mild-mannered management consultant from Sydney has the power to save mankind from this plague. But will Arthur Stavros accept the duty that's been thrust upon him before the infected destroy society? "Funny, scathing, and in some ways all too familiar, The Plague is a hilarious wake-up call to us all."