Some secrets can kill. For Doctor Michael Banks, the price for his secrets could be his soul.As bio-terror ravages the Amazon, Michael's request for assistance from Project Prometheus brings him the unlikeliest of saviors -- a woman born of the desert, who might just hold the key to his redemption.Their partnership opens the path to stopping a chemical nightmare in its tracks, and a mysterious saboteur's mischief making turns deadly. As the danger mounts, Michael will have to decide if his absolution is worth risking everything he holds dear, and a future he can't live without. ** Every book in this series is a stand-alone story, with its own central characters. While other underlying plots may run for several books, everything is explained in a way that means the books can be read independently of each other. ***