Venom

Some fates are worse than death. When doctors volunteering in the remote jungles of Sierra Leone find a troop of dead baboons, they fear they’ve stumbled upon a virus capable of causing a catastrophic spillover event. By the time their desperate pleas for help reach CERF, a covert unit formed to combat biological nightmares, it’s already too late. Satellite images reveal bodies littering the streets of a nearby village…only no known pathogen is able to kill so quickly. Thrust into leading an organization she barely understands, Dr. Dayna Raynes must coordinate an operation into the darkest heart of Africa to determine if they truly face a terrifying new disease…or something even worse. And the situation’s deteriorating by the second. With a monsoon hammering the region, the field team finds the village deserted, the bodies missing, and the deadliest predators they’ve ever encountered stalking them from the jungle. Can they neutralize the threat before it breaks containment, or will they fall victim to creatures whose ferocious bites prove there are some fates worse than death? “McBride’s style brings to mind both James Rollins and Michael Crichton.” — Sci-Fi & Scary “Thrilling entertainment.” — Publishers Weekly on Mutation