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The Glass Man Protocol
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781968179601
Publisher: Chuck Morgan
Published: Jun 13 2026
Pages: 290
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
His limbs didn't lie at natural angles because the bones had been shattered; the skin tented by bone fragments that had turned into jagged shards of porcelain within a single heartbeat.
When former neurosurgeon Dr. Claire Rousseau retreats to the quiet Colorado mountain town of Silver Creek, she expects peace, anonymity, and a chance to outrun her past. But when the mayor collapses during the winter festival, Claire recognizes the signs instantly-not a stroke, but a manufactured neurological event, the kind she hoped she'd never see again.
Her instincts drag her into the morgue, where a single puncture wound, scattered petechiae, and a mottled liver reveal a chilling truth: someone is engineering illnesses designed to mimic natural disease. And Silver Creek is only the beginning.
Teaming up with Sheriff Gavin Miller, a man haunted by the experiment that destroyed his family, Claire uncovers a pattern of escalating signatures-pulmonary flooding, skeletal degradation, and human bodies turned into unwilling signal relays. A transmitter hidden in the town clock. A corpse wired like an antenna. A scientist whose theology has become a weapon.
To stop the outbreak, Claire must face a surgeon's impossible paradox:
cut the connection and risk catastrophic feedback-or hesitate and unleash a plague.
In the mountains, isolation is deadly. And this time, the disease is listening.
Perfect for readers who love:
- medical thrillers with realistic pathology and cutting-edge science
- small-town mysteries with Colorado mountain atmosphere
- doctor-detective partnerships and slow-burn investigative tension
- engineered diseases, bio-experiments, and techno-medical suspense
- series built around unusual illnesses, forensic clues, and escalating conspiracies
Key Features
- A gripping medical thriller blending neuroscience, pathology, and high-altitude suspense
- A compelling investigative duo-a surgeon with a past and a sheriff with everything to lose
- A chilling antagonist whose scientific doctrine blurs the line between faith and weaponry
- A Colorado mountain setting that amplifies isolation, danger, and atmospheric dread
- A series-launching mystery that foreshadows future engineered diseases and hidden experiments
- Twists rooted in real medical science, perfect for fans of Robin Cook, Michael Palmer, and CJ Lyons
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