An investigation into the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks leads to the realization that a new and terrible arms race may soon be upon us, one that spans the globe and is driven by an array of forces working with deadly microorganisms. Penetrating what they regard as an international "bioweapons mafia," Bob Coen and Eric Nadler encounter scientists, capitalists, politicians, and assassins -- all playing with the world's most dangerous germs.
Coen and Nadler pursue leads across four continents in an attempt to illuminate the secret world of international biological weapons research. They probe the...