The Seventh Plague: A Sigma Force Novel

An Amazon Best Book of December 2016: What impresses me every single time I read one of James Rollins's Sigma Force adventure novels is how many myths, puzzles, and scientific theories he manages to stuff into one book. Think of a Michael Crichton novel but on steroids and with a zippy joie de vivre. (I like to imagine Rollins sitting behind his keyboard and thinking, "But what if I added this crazy thing…" And then doing it, no matter how over-the-top the action will get.) Director Painter Crowe, operative Gray Pierce, former assassin Seichan, and the other members of Sigma Force (a secret group under DARPA) have tackled many strange things in the past, but the biblical plagues of Exodus is a new challenge for them—and one that now threatens the entire world through an unstoppable virus. Contagion theory, Nikola Tesla, living mummification, and more all coalesce into a globe-spanning race to save humanity before an ancient disease wipes out everyone through genetic modification. Those who have read Sigma novels before will enjoy this latest installment in which Rollins put his team through their paces in the desert, the jungle, and the northern icy wastelands of Canada as they track down clues left thousands of years ago on how to stop the oncoming plague. Those who are new to Sigma will catch up easily as they strap themselves in for a twisty, plunging thrill ride. --Adrian Liang, The Amazon Book Review