Penguin 2000. Soft cover, 453 pp
The most dangerous man of this century has employed the most dangerous
weapon yet. Criminal mastermind Harlan DeVane has developed—and spread—a
deadly, genetically engineered "superbug" resistant to all known cures.
A microscopic time bomb, it will lie dormant inside its human hosts
until detonated by specific biochemical triggers.DeVane
plans to auction off the triggering elements to the highest bidder, but
first he'll use them to destroy the greatest threat to his operation:
Roger Gordian, head of UpLink Technologies. As Roger falls prey to the
disease, his medical and intelligence teams race to find the cause and
the cure—but because in Roger's fate lies the fate of the world.