{"product_id":"the-seventh-plague-9780062381699","title":"The Seventh Plague","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fans of Clive Cussler, Steve Berry, and Michael Crichton should...have Rollins on their mandatory reading list.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years after vanishing into the Sudanese desert, the leader of a British archaeological expedition, Professor Harold McCabe, stumbles out of the sands, frantic and delirious, but he dies before he can tell his story. The mystery deepens when an autopsy uncovers that someone had begun to mummify the professor's body--while he was still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his remains are returned to London for further study, alarming news arrives from Egypt. The medical team who had performed the man's autopsy has fallen ill with an unknown disease that is quickly spreading throughout Cairo. Fearing the worst, a colleague of the professor reaches out to Painter Crowe, the director of Sigma Force. It appears that Professor McCabe had vanished into the desert while searching for proof of the ten plagues of Moses. As the pandemic grows, a disturbing question arises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre those plagues starting again?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a mysterious group of assassins leaves behind a fiery wake of destruction and death, erasing all evidence. Sigma Force turns to the archaeologist's daughter, Jane McCabe, for help. She discovers a puzzling connection to a shocking historical mystery that involves the travels of Mark Twain, the genius of Nikola Tesla, and the adventures of explorer Henry Morton Stanley. Now Sigma Force must confront a danger that will unleash a cascading series of plagues, culminating in a scourge that could kill all of the world's children . . . decimating humankind forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" Rollins is] what you might end up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Bone Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRollins, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJames Rollins is the author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. His Sigma series has been lauded as one of the top crowd pleasers (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) and one of the hottest summer reads (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e magazine). In each novel, acclaimed for its originality, Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets--and he does it all at breakneck speed and with stunning insight. He lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50634649829650,"sku":"9780062381699","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77f698ee-0e50-4351-b865-51c156e0fd22.jpg?v=1737263465","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seventh-plague-9780062381699","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}