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What could the Shroud of Turin, a conservative Southern senator, and an entrepreneurial researcher have in common? Here, politics, religion, and bioscience collide in a gripping narrative. Senator Ashley Butler, a quintessential demagogue, embodies traditional American values and reacts against virtually all biotechnologies. When tasked with chairing a sub-committee to ban new cloning technology, he sees it as pivotal for his political future. This poses a barrier for Dr. Daniel Lowell, who has developed a groundbreaking technique to advance stem-cell research. Although they appear to be opposites destined to clash during Senate hearings, both men share a critical flaw: Butler’s insatiable quest for power overshadows his concern for the unborn, while Lowell’s ambition for wealth and fame eclipses his patients’ well-being. The situation intensifies when Butler learns he has Parkinson’s disease, leading to a Faustian pact with Lowell. However, the premature use of Lowell’s technology results in Butler suffering from severe temporal lobe epilepsy, causing bizarre seizures. This cautionary tale reflects the challenges of navigating a rapidly evolving biotechnological landscape, highlighting the ethical dilemmas of our time.

Healthy patients are dying of unknown causes in a San Francisco hospital, and the Women's Murder Club decides to investigate the hospital's personnel. They discover a hospital administrator determined to shield the hospital's reputation.

FBI agent Alex Cross is on vacation when he gets a call from the Director. An actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail recounting the murder in shocking detail, signed Mary Smith. Her calling card - The authorities fear this is only the beginning. Mary Smith is targeting Hollywood stars and power brokers, and she is getting better every time. This case is like nothing Alex has ever confronted before. Could this be the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more terrifying? And how could a woman be capable of these vicious crimes?

Everything is going right for lifeguard Ned Kelley. He is involved with Tess, the most beautiful woman he has ever seen and what's more, a million dollars is within touching distance--his share of the score for the robbery of some world-class art. All he has to do is trigger alarms to throw the cops off the scent. But when Tess is brutally murdered and the others involved in the robbery are massacred, Ned is the prime suspect. He has been set up

The Mastermind is back - and he's hot on Washington, DC, detective Alex Cross's trail. His cold, taunting threats leave Alex angry and deeply concerned for his family's safety while he is away from home. Two joggers have been found dead in San Francisco - bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California, and then on the East Coast as well, completely baffle Alex and the FBI. Is this the work of a cult, or role players, or even of modern-day vampires? Desperate to stop the deaths, Alex teams up with Jamilla Hughes, a savvy woman detective, and the FBI's Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. He must survive a deadly confrontation - only to learn at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.

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