[Adam Drake 10] • The Deterrent

A live sample of the deadly H7N9 flu virus has been delivered to terrorists as ransom in a kidnapping. It’s being synthetically engineered as a bioweapon to deter the United States and Israel from attacking Iran.

Adam Drake, an attorney and former Special Forces operator, has agreed to help an old friend, who is a private investigator, find the kidnapped victim. She’s the daughter of a research biologist who was working to develop a vaccine for the H7N9 virus when his daughter was kidnapped.

It’s not clear who kidnapped the biologist’s daughter, but Drake realizes that whoever it was, the virus is in the hands of the wrong people. He knows he stands a better chance of getting the daughter back if the FBI isn’t involved, but going it alone risks not getting the sample of the virus back before it disappears on the black market, or worse.