Book description
In the Book of Revelations, the Four Horsemen herald the arrival of the
Apocalypse. When the First Horseman thunders forth, pestilence will
spread throughout the land. For the First Horseman is Plague... The
Spanish Flu killed thirty million people worldwide in 1918. Now, with
history threatening to repeat itself, a scientific expedition speeds
toward a remote island in the Arctic Sea to recover strains of the
lethal virus preserved under layers of ice. For Washington Post reporter
Frank Daly, it is the story of a lifetime. But his plan to join the
expedition is ruined by a ferocious storm that delays him. And when he
meets up with the ship upon its return to port in Norway, it is clear
that something has gone terribly wrong. Fear haunts the faces of the
crew. No one will talk. And someone wants Daly to stop asking questions.
But if there's a wall around the facts, Daly will batter it down.
Persistent and resourceful, he knows how to get answers when none are
given. Yet the more he uncovers, the more dangerous the stakes become.
Until at last he comes face-to-face with a shocking secret, pitching him
into a harrowing race to prevent nothing less than... apocalypse. John
Case is the pseudonym for the husband and wife writing team of Jim and
Carolyn Hougan, both published authors in their own right. After Carolyn
died in 2007, Jim left Washington and now lives in Aston, Virginia. For
many years Jim Hougan has been a journalist specialising in intelligence
issues. He has published widely in the field and has made several
accalimed documentaries for US programmes including 60 Minutes. John
Case is the author of six thriller novels including the New York Times
bestseller,
The Genesis Code
.
