The New York Times bestselling author combines medical sciences and action-packed suspense in this stunningly original thriller
What if the military's foot soldiers were not our sons and daughters, but genetically engineered animals programmed to kill, with superhuman strength and speed and just enough intelligence to follow orders blindly? This is exactly the weapon that a top-secret government agency is developing in the desert.
Attorney Herman Strockmire, a rumpled man with a very big but defective heart, is a champion of lost legal causes who becomes involved when his employee is literally torn limb from limb by one of the creatures. At great personal risk, Herman, his beautiful daughter and law partner, Susan, and ex-LAPD detective Jack Wirta, plunge headlong into harm's way, finding themselves in a nightmare beyond anyone's wildest imagination.
Stephen J. Cannell, an Emmy Award–winning writer, has created over forty TV series including The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, and The Greatest American Hero. His bestselling thrillers include The Tin Collectors and The Viking Funeral. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and children.
Tony Plana, an award-winning actor originally from Havana, Cuba, is best known for his role as Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC show Ugly Betty. Tony has also appeared in Commander in Chief, 24, CSI and many others. His film credits include An Officer and a Gentleman, Three Amigos!, Goal!, and Lone Star. Tony is the voice of Manny Calavera in the Lucasarts adventure game Grim Fandango. He read Stephen J. Cannell's Runaway Heart, published by Macmillan Audio.