A remote village nestled in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountains becomes ground zero for humanity’s nightmare—every resident dead within hours from a terrifying new pathogen. When an American doctor investigating the outbreak succumbs to the same horrific symptoms, global health authorities mobilize, unaware they’re witnessing not a natural disaster, but a calculated test.

Dr. Sam Haberman, an Israeli-born, naturalized American virology genius, stands at the pinnacle of American science. His groundbreaking work in gene editing has earned him prestigious awards and unlimited research funding. His charm and moderate politics make him trusted in the highest corridors of power, including the Oval Office itself.

Behind closed laboratory doors, Haberman has weaponized a virus at the President’s request—ostensibly for defensive purposes. Yet he harbors his own agenda, born from decades of resentment and radicalization.

With a genetically enhanced supervirus that kills with unprecedented speed, Haberman targets Israel, the homeland he publicly embraces but secretly despises. His demand: withdraw from occupied territories or watch millions die from a disease with no cure.

Only Steve Case, a former intelligence operative, stands between Haberman and the deadliest bioterror attack in history. With the virus already deployed, Case must hunt a man whose scientific brilliance is matched only by his capacity for calculated violence.