The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, by Timothy C. Winegard Dutton hide caption toggle caption Dutton Review Book Reviews In 'The Mosquito,' Humans Face A Predator More Deadly Than The Rest August 12, 2019 Timothy C. Winegard has written a well-researched work of narrative nonfiction that offers a history of the world through the role that mosquitoes — and mosquito-borne illnesses — have played in it.