It tells the story of a doctor whose daughter is infected with E. coli and his investigation into how she contracted it and his battle to save her life and discover the source of her illness.

On a night out with his daughter Becky, he takes her to the nearby fast food chain, Onion Ring Burgers.

Feeling helpless at his inability to save his daughter's life, Kim makes it his mission to trace out how she contracted the disease.

The next day Becky dies of multiple organ failure leaving him in sorrow and strengthening his resolve for justice.

It also demonstrates the collusion of government officials with these organizations and calls for much tougher laws to prevent malpractices.

It also attracts the reader's attention to the great dangers presented by artificial[citation needed][dubious – discuss] strains of E. coli like O157:H7 which causes around twenty thousand deaths a year.