Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster

"This is investigative journalist at its best, beautifully told and researched with a vengeance. We can all learn from this book." —#1 New York Times –bestselling author Sebastian Junger

It was December three, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal in India, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of people. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place.

Now, New York Times–bestselling author Dominique Lapierre brings the hundreds of characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love and hope. Readers will meet the poetry-loving factory worker who unleashes the apocalypse, the young Indian bride who was to be married that terrible night, and the doctors who died that night saving others.

"A book that celebrates the spirit of human endeavor against all odds." — India Today

"A most remarkable investigation which draws a pitiless indictment of the system—that of the richest against the poorest." — Elle