Armageddon Virus

If you could go back far enough in your genealogy, you would find that your ancestors were viruses. Never underestimate what a virus can do. Weld’s team decodes a phone message from someone offering to sell a deadly new virus to an illicit weapons dealer. But who is the seller and what is the virus? Weld sends Chesney to covertly probe the world of virology and viruses. Her search leads to a virology research company in Houston. Chesney encounters suspicious deaths, angry and ambitious virologists, and a longtime feud that may hold the key to identifying the virus. Each new clue generates contradictions. Each probing for answers intensifies the danger. But the ultimate adversary is the virus, more sophisticated and deadly than anyone imagined. Like a cunning serial killer, the elusive virus has chosen its next target. This time it will kill millions.
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Author Gallant has crafted a thriller that is as compelling intellectually as it is hormonally. The pace of the novel is swift and sure, and the final conflict is as exciting as it satisfying. This thriller is true to its genre.
— The US Review of Books
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This book would be perfect for discussing in a book club, as well as readers who typically seek out books with action-adventure.
— Pacific Book Review
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Gallant rounds out the narrative with several goodies: a coverup; the possibility of a virus carrier intentionally killing others; and the thuggish Oster (the prospective buyer) doesn’t cater to new readers of the series, but Chesney is an appealing, capable lead.
— Kirkus Reviews