Damon Keane is a sleuth scientist has been called in by the Atlanta Police Department on a difficult case. Two people are dead, and a third victim, a priest, is dying by inches at an Atlanta hospital - the cause a complete mystery. Then, the priest's rosary beads have suddenly turned the color of blood.As the death toll mounts, Keane always seems one step behind with time running out. The killer is making his final preparations to submerge an entire city in a cloud of death. Keane has learned that the only way to take down this beast is to outmatch his cunning in a face-to-face showdown.As the death toll mounts, Keane always seems one step behind with time running out. The killer is making his final preparations to submerge an entire city in a cloud of death. Keane has learned that the only way to take down this beast is to outmatch his cunning in a face-to-face showdown.

James Marshall Smith is a writer and physicist with a varied research career, from satellites to molecular biophysics. He was Chief of Radiation Studies for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta for over a decade, and has served in consulting or advisory roles on nuclear and radiological threat countermeasures for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the G7 Global Health Security Action Group in Berlin, London and Paris, and for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His debut novel, Silent Source, was one of three international finalists for the 2015 Clive Cussler Grandmaster Award. James lives in Georgia with his wife June and their bossy Maltese, Georgie. You can find him online at JamesMarshallSmith.com.