Reversion

Rabies kills. Can it also cure?Dr. Tessa Price knows what its like to lose a child to a genetic disease. To spare another mother this pain she invents a radical new gene therapy that might save the life of seven-year-old Gunnar Sigrunsson. Unable to get regulatory approval to treat Gunnar in the US she takes her clinical trial to the Palacio Centro Medico a resort-like hospital on a Mexican peninsula where rich medical tourists get experimental treatments that arent available anywhere else.When the hospital is taken over by a brutal drug cartel Tessa hides with a remarkable trio of Palacio clients-rich Texan Lyle Simmons his much-younger Brazilian girlfriend and his protection dog a German shepherd named Dixie only to learn that the gangsters arent the only deadly threat they face. A rabies-like infection that began in the Palacios research chimpanzees has spread to humans. Tessa investigates and finds a shocking connection to her gene therapy experiment. In the wake of this discovery Tessa must weigh the value of one human life against another-including her own.A smart tightly written scary science thriller. --Kirkus ReviewsRogers artfully blends science and suspense in this top-notch thriller. Fans of Michael Palmer and Robin Cook novels will love this book. - Brian Andrews author of The Calypso DirectiveRevertant has everything I love about science thrillers: an exotic setting a brilliant protagonist a terrifying villain and a story that takes readers on a wild ride across the frontiers of science. Its a fun frightening and memorable novel. --Mark Alpert author of Extinction