It Kills Slowly: In an excavation site in Mexico, a team of archeologists uncovers the lost tomb of Montezuma-and a deadly strain of Anthrax as ancient as the Biblical plagues. One by one, the team falls violently ill, bleeding from their eyes and ears before succumbing to a slow painful death. Whatever was buried with the Aztec chief is still active, infectious, and now airborne...

It Spreads Quickly: In Austin, a young archeologist listens to the dying words of her mentor in Mexico—a warning to quarantine the site before all hell breaks loose. In Atlanta, the CDC's Dr. Mason Williams leads an emergency squad on a life-or-death mission-into the Hot Zone. At Fort Detrick, an army officer sends a trained team to secure the anthrax as a biological weapon. But time is running out. The disease is spreading rapidly across the border, into the airports and across the globe, killing thousands. With no cure, no vaccine, and no way to contain it, there will be no hope for humanity to survive...

The first subjects are lab rats. Injected with two experimental drugs by two different doctors, the rats begin to show signs of renewed youth, restored health, and remarkable vigor. Surprised by the results, neurologist Kat Williams and biochemist Burton Harris believe they have stumbled upon a major breakthrough in the science of aging. But there is only one way to know if their formula can truly reverse the aging process. Their next subject needs to be human . . .

 

His name is Jerome. A homeless, destitute alcoholic with no family, no history, and no hope to live, he is the ideal test subject for the next phase of the experiment. Like the lab rats, Jerome responds quickly and dramatically to the serum. But when Dr. Williams and Dr. Harris seek more funding for their study—from a paralyzed billionaire hoping to cure death itself—they make another chilling discovery about their “fountain of youth” drug. Everybody wants it. And some will kill for it . . .