"His limbs didn't lie at natural angles because the bones had been shattered; the skin tented by bone fragments that had turned into jagged shards of porcelain within a single heartbeat."
When former neurosurgeon Dr. Claire Rousseau retreats to the quiet Colorado mountain town of Silver Creek, she expects peace, anonymity, and a chance to outrun her past. But when the mayor collapses during the winter festival, Claire recognizes the signs instantly-not a stroke, but a manufactured neurological event, the kind she hoped she'd never see again.
Her instincts drag her into the morgue, where a single puncture wound, scattered petechiae, and a mottled liver reveal a chilling truth: someone is engineering illnesses designed to mimic natural disease. And Silver Creek is only the beginning.
Teaming up with Sheriff Gavin Miller, a man haunted by the experiment that destroyed his family, Claire uncovers a pattern of escalating signatures-pulmonary flooding, skeletal degradation, and human bodies turned into unwilling signal relays. A transmitter hidden in the town clock. A corpse wired like an antenna. A scientist whose theology has become a weapon.
To stop the outbreak, Claire must face a surgeon's impossible paradox:
cut the connection and risk catastrophic feedback-or hesitate and unleash a plague.
In the mountains, isolation is deadly. And this time, the disease is listening.
Perfect for readers who love:
⢠medical thrillers with realistic pathology and cuttingâ'edge science
⢠smallâ'town mysteries with Colorado mountain atmosphere
⢠doctorâ'detective partnerships and slowâ'burn investigative tension
⢠engineered diseases, bioâ'experiments, and technoâ'medical suspense
⢠series built around unusual illnesses, forensic clues, and escalating conspiracies
Key Features
⢠A gripping medical thriller blending neuroscience, pathology, and highâ'altitude suspense
⢠A compelling investigative duo-a surgeon with a past and a sheriff with everything to lose
⢠A chilling antagonist whose scientific doctrine blurs the line between faith and weaponry
⢠A Colorado mountain setting that amplifies isolation, danger, and atmospheric dread
⢠A seriesâ'launching mystery that foreshadows future engineered diseases and hidden experiments
⢠Twists rooted in real medical science, perfect for fans of Robin Cook, Michael Palmer, and CJ Lyons