Saul Herzog

Montana, USA When Lance Spector quit the CIA, he swore he was out for good. One more government lie and he would go off the deep end. They could find someone else to do their dirty work. As far as he was concerned, Washington, Langley, the Pentagon could all go to hell. Yekaterinburg, Russia A secret Russian expedition returns with a devastating new pathogen, harvested from the frozen corpses of mammoths. It's the biological super weapon they've been looking for, an apocalypse-level pathogen, a virus more deadly than anything ever to come out of a Russian lab. Something that will stop NATO and the Americans in their tracks. A Biological Chernobyl. Washington DC, USA A mysterious vial, sealed in a titanium case, arrives at CIA headquarters. They have no idea who sent it, but it comes with a note. "I will only speak to Lance Spector."

Narvik, Norway A remote NATO seismic array in the far north of Norway detects the largest nuclear detonation since the days of the Soviet Union. Svalbard Archipelago, Norway The largest icebreaker in the Norwegian Navy, and one of the most high tech vessels operating in the Arctic, disappears without trace. Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia In the chaos following the explosion, the lead scientist on a top secret Russian military research program goes missing with his daughter. There are rumors of sabotage. The Kremlin, Moscow A Russian asset, embedded deep within the CIA's London Station, sends a coded message. "Your missing scientist has made contact. I can lead you right to him."