Terminal Cure

By William F. Pray

Publisher: The Firebird Rising

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Current research indicates that the chances of HIV transmission through heterosexual intercourse are below 100 per 10,000 exposures. Imagine if that risk was increased to 9,999 per 10,000. By pure chance, and serendipity, a major pharmaceutical company has uncovered a mutated strain of HIV that increases the chance of transmission to 99%. Surly, such an unfolding would spin the moral compass into overtime. But not for all, for this ugly discovery sets into motion a diabolical plan inspired by a odd and creepy marriage of environmental politics and corporate greed. A mixed bag of eco-warriors and corporate executives team up with military brass and members of congress to pull off a crime for the ages; a catastrophe justified in the name of the greater good of humanity. Unfortunately, the employees of security firm Praetorian Inc. have little time to contemplate the philosophical questions lodged at the heart of Pray’s novel. As the scope of the heinous scheme unfolds, the men and women of Praetorian find themselves fighting not only for their own lives, but also for the survival of the entire human species.