The Fifth Vial - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Michael Palmer, J Charles (Narrator) Natalie Reyes has a chip on her shoulder. She's had a tough life and worked hard to get herself, against all odds, to Harvard Medical School. But her efforts are thwarted when she is suspended from school. With time before her reinstatement, her mentor sends her to Rio de Janeiro to present a medical paper. There, Natalie is kidnapped, shot tryi... more »ng to escape, and left for dead in an alley. She survives, but with devastating consequences. And now, all her dreams are shattered.
Halfway around the world, medical genius Joe Anson is working on a serum that could save millions of livesif only he can stave off a fatal illness long enough to complete his research. Brilliant and paranoid, Anson is running out of time. And those watching from the shadows will stop at nothing to see him succeed.
In Chicago, detective Ben Callahan is hired to find the identity of a dead man with mysterious marks on his body. One lucky break could lead Ben into a conspiracy bigger than just a missing person and a mysterious accident.
Three people, with no apparent connection. Three people who don't realize they hold the key to a secret society with God-like aspirations and roots in antiquity. Three people who will learn the meaning of trust and betrayal, power and genius, lies and truth, and the questions that begin with the fifth vial.
Read by J. Charles, Unabridged, 10 CDs, 12 hours.« less
Wonderful, takes a bit of time to gather all the characters together, but it keeps you on the edge and makes you want to listen until completed. You will not be disappointed in this book.