In Rome, in St. Peter’s Cathedral, an archaeologist from the Vatican dies in a blast. Before he dies, he manages to hide among the cathedral’s relics an ancient leather pouch, which—he hopes—contains the salvation of humankind… At a lab at Princeton University, a famous genetic scientist is murdered… In Africa, at a Red Cross camp, the son of an American senator is shot… Three murders on three continents—and all three victims bear an ancient druidic cross burned into their flesh. Commander Gray Pearson and his team from the “Sigma” special forces unit must determine what ties these people together and try to save humanity from the approaching Armageddon. From the author of “Amazonia,” “The Abyss,” and “The Sand Devil”!