Audio Book Description:
New York Times bestselling author James Rollins returns with a thrilling adventure like no other--a shocking story of cruel genetic experiments tiedto a secret history of the Bookof Genesis. Louisiana state veterinarian Lorna Polk stumbles upon a shipwrecked fishingtrawler carrying a caged groupof exotic animals. Yet, something is wrong with these beasts: a parrot with no feathers, a pair of Capuchin monkeys conjoined at the hip, a jaguar cub withthe dentition of a saber-tooth tiger. They also all share oneuncanny trait-- a disturbingly heightened intelligence. To uncover the truth, Lorna must team upwith a man who shares a dark and bloody past with her, U.S. Border Patrol Agent,Jack Menard. Together, the two must huntfor a beast that escaped the shipwreckwhile uncovering a mystery tiedto fractal science and genetic engineering,all to expose ahorrifying secret that traces back to mankind`s earliest roots.But can Lorna stop what is about to be born upon the altar of Eden before it threatens not only the world, but also the very foundation of what it means tobe human?