This technothriller is part of a series created by the late Robert Ludlum, concerning the activities of Covert-One, a top-secret intelligence agency that responds to biowarfare threats and answers directly to the President. The Lazarus Movement is an environmental group that provides a cover for a scientist's deadly, megalomaniacal plans. When their latest action sets loose a plague of nanophages--microscopic machines programmed to dissolve human tissue--Covert-One must stop the spread of this tiny yet powerful weapon and prevent the scientist's plot from reaching final, devastating completion.