A gripping tale of bioterrorism that stunningly portrays the dangers of biological warfare in ways nonfiction never could. A story of personal courage in the face of terror and of lost love found. Mohammed Ali Osman is a bitter Iraqi scientist full of hatred for America. He breeds a deadly form of anthrax, which he calls The Medusa Strain, and a diabolical means to initiate the epidemic in the U.S. For Gil Martin, a divorced, burned out L.A. physician, Medusa sparks a lust for life and work again. And he is forced into contact with his ex-wife Tara, a top-notch CDC epidemiologist. Feelings both thought long dead are rekindled. The epidemic spreads. Not even the First Family is immune. Dave Gardner, America's premier anthrax researcher, devises a bioweapon to counter Medusa. But how to use it? The sudden illness of Gil and Tara's daughter Cassie provides an unexpected clue on how to halt the epidemic. If it can be tested and developed in time. . .
