Until the untimely death of her fiancé Paul Drummund, the brilliant young biochemist Hannah Jeffries had never given much thought to the deaths of her parents and grandparents. After reading a letter left by Paul, her world is tossed upside down and she is thrust into a murky world of murder, lies, conspiracy and intrigue. Now Hannah must use all of her imagination and intellect to stop the secret committee from completing work on a lethal bioweapon, and she must race The Committee to get her father's research journals containing the antidote. Unsure of who she can trust Hannah must keep her secret while protecting those she cares about.