Immunity (Dr. Alexandra Blake Novels)

About this book

One bizarre death is just that---a death. Two? Could be a coincidence. But in Lori Andrewss latest thriller geneticist Dr. Alexandra Blake discovers something much more dangerous than a killer---an epidemic. Taking a break from decoding the genetic sequence of a tropical disease Alex takes on an investigation into the gruesome and unexplained death of a DEA agent on a mob stakeout in New Mexico. Within hours she uncovers similar deaths throughout the Southwest. Is it a naturally occurring epidemic or has a lethal bioweapon been released in the United States? With the nations attention focused on a provocative presidential race Alexs attempts to warn Homeland Security fail. Only with the help of a rogue DEA agent and a cutting-edge supercomputer will she and the rest of her team at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology stand a chance of putting an end to the devastation before public hysteria rages out of control. From Alexs lab to the closed rooms of a killers mind Immunity maps the perfect sequence for an infectious edge-of-your-seat thriller.