The Cobra Event

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The Cobra Event is a chilling fictional portrayal of biological terrorism. Seventeen-year-old Kate Moran dismisses a mild head cold and attends school, but her condition rapidly deteriorates into violent seizures and self-cannibalization, leading to her death. Following a similar gruesome incident involving a homeless man, the CDC sends pathologist Alice Austen to investigate. She discovers a killer named Archimedes, who aims to unleash a deadly virus throughout New York City. As a silent crisis unfolds, Austen and an FBI forensic team race against time to uncover the terrorist's identity. The narrative is underpinned by unsettling truths, as the author notes that the "nonfiction roots of this book run deep." His research includes eyewitness accounts of biological weapons installations and insights from experts in bioweapons development. The only reason the book isn't classified as nonfiction is that sources refused to go on record. Interspersed within the story are nonfiction sections that expose the grim reality of biological weapon development and covert operations in Russia and Iraq. This work is the culmination of three years of research and over 100 interviews with high-level sources in the FBI, military, and scientific communities, resulting in a narrative that is sure to shock readers.