Only Wrong Once

A sinister experiment outside Aleppo.

Two deaths: one in LA, one in Boston, each with the same horrific symptoms.

A powerful ISIS leader chooses an American-born microbiologist from the University of Damascus and manipulates him into doing the unthinkable: weaponize a deadly virus and recruit American citizens to disperse the disease.

In Charlotte, a lonely banker desperate for a more meaningful life receives increasingly urgent requests of Come Visit from his cousin in Syria. After losing his job and traveling overseas, will he become a willing participant in the inevitable terrorist plot?

In Los Angeles, FBI counterterrorism agent Quinn Traynor and his team receive a call from CDC agent, Madeline Hamilton. She’s discovered the first victim of a lethal, unfamiliar virus. Their joint investigation uncovers evidence of the imminent bio-terror attack and their only hope is to identify the terrorists carrying the disease. With just two days remaining before it’s too late, the FBI and the CDC race to prevent a pandemic. The ensuing nightmare will hit closer to home than they ever anticipated and one of them will pay an unimaginable price for protecting the country.

From secret jihadist bunkers in Syria to the city streets of Los Angeles, Boston, and Charlotte, Only Wrong Once is a chilling, internationally relevant suspense novel that will leave you reeling from the too-real prospect of a global terrorism nightmare.

Drawn from today’s headlines, Only Wrong Once is a powerful testament to the threat of global bio-terrorism. A bold exposé of a religion corrupted by evil men driven by irrational hatred, Jenifer Ruff has done a magnificent job of intertwining heart-pounding international intrigue with the personal triumphs and tragedies faced by the men and women of Homeland Security as they stand in the breach 24/7, constantly vigilant, and always aware of the unspeakable disaster that awaits, if only wrong once. – James Charles Boatner, author of Red Pawn

In this fast-paced novel, the reader experiences the nail-biting terror of the unthinkable, a bio-terrorism attack with the potential to kill millions. Jenifer Ruff does an outstanding job of weaving personal stories in the lives of the characters amidst the action. This book will keep you glued to the pages from beginning to end, wondering what will happen next. – Susan Mills Wilson, author of Hunt for Redemption

Only Wrong Once leaps from today's headlines. The story is riveting, the characters are well-drawn, and the plot moves at break-neck speed. Be prepared to be mesmerized. You won't put the book down until you get to the end. - Reita Pendry, author of Discovering Grace.