The CEO of a pharmaceutical company under Congressional scrutiny for raising the price of life saving prescriptions plots revenge off the grid at site in the depths of the Amazon. Jaxson Lathos is developing a virus that targets pregnant women and children. The virus makes its way from the Amazon to the United States by infected migratory birds. He alone will be the only one with the cure and will be able to name his price for the cure.
Genre: FICTION / CrimeTwo
2:30AM
Riley Olk stirred restlessly for an hour trying to get back to sleep. The itching on her hand had subsided a little. But she felt hot and sweaty. Her head ached something awful. The “Tambo” virus delivered inside her bloodstream had found its host environment ideal for wreaking havoc on brain cells. The deceitful pathogen eluded detection from Riley’s immune system altogether.
The virus had made its way inside Kirkwood’s city limits courtesy of a flock of Golden-winged Warblers who had flown over three -thousand miles during their migration from South America to Michigan. Tambo would earn its name from its origins back in the Amazon River. A tributary that once concealed an illegal diamond mine frequented by river pirates. The virus had grown unchecked in a broken vodka bottle that had served as a petri dish. Archaeologist’s that excavated the site found numerous skeletons along with artifacts indicating that a group of about twenty had perished there from some form of disease previously thought to be dengue fever.
Annette Olk’s eyes fluttered open and shut a few times. She thought she had heard something near their bedside. Finally, she opened her eyes to see Riley standing before her.
“Riley?”
“Mommy I don’t feel so good.”
Annette pulled her robe on from the end of the bed and walked with Riley into their bathroom. Flipping on the light switch it took a moment or so for both of them to adjust to the brightness. Placing her hand on Riley’s forehead. The skin was hot to the touch. Sifting through their medicine cabinet she found some children’s pain reliever with a fever reducing agent. She rinsed out the plastic measuring cap and then poured the pinkish liquid to the line of the recommended dosage.
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Already translated.
Translated by Claudio Valerio Gaetani
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