***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***The explosive new thriller featuring MI6 operative Luke Carlton on hismost terrifying mission yet. Deep within the Arctic Circle, three scientists from the UK's Arctic ResearchStation trudge through a blizzard in search of shelter. They see a cabin ahead. Itappears abandoned. No lights. No snowmobile outside. But as they push openthe door, the smell hits them. Rank and foetid: there's something bad inside. Then movement. A man lies slumped, his face disfigured by livid pustules. Bloodruns from his nostrils; his chest glistens blackly. The team's medic, Dr SheilaMackenzie, pushes forward to examine him when the convulsions start. Blood,bile and mucus spray into the air. The doctor knows it's too late - she's beencontaminated . . . Within hours, a full-scale operation to contain this contagion is underway.Samples are rushed to the laboratories at Porton Down on high alert. What theydiscover changes everything. Supported by phone and data intercept
