The Seventh Plague

The Sudden appearance of the leader of a two-years-missing expedition—Harold McCabe, professor at the British Museum—shakes the Sudanese desert. The scientist’s body was in a terrible state—he had become a mummy while still alive and died on the way to the hospital. During an autopsy in the morgue in Cairo, McCabe’s brain began to glow. And two days later, people who had been present there fell gravely ill. An epidemic flared up, and half of those infected died. Such events could not escape the watchful eye of the director of the “Sigma” unit, Painter Crow…

Genre: A fast-paced thriller-detective with elements of science fiction and mystico-historical prose.

Author: A recognized master of intrigue, mysteries, and a tightly wound plot—and the creator of a whole series of bestsellers. Co-chair of the International Association of Thriller Writers (International Thriller Writers) James Rollins.

In brief, “The Seventh Plague” is another gripping story from the life of the special “Sigma” unit led by Director Painter Crow, who must now determine the causes of a mysterious epidemic whose origins reach deep into thousands of years. In the Sudanese desert, the leader of an expedition missing for two years suddenly appears—Professor Harold McCabe of the British Museum. The scientist’s body was in a terrible state—he had become a mummy while still alive and died on the way to the hospital. During an autopsy in Cairo, McCabe’s brain started to glow. And two days later, the people present there became gravely ill and began to die…

Features: Large, vivid characters; figurative and easy language; and plenty of useful facts that allow the reader to substantially raise their level of erudition. All of this makes Rollins’s new novel a genuinely versatile read: it can appeal both to a teenager who loves “Harry Potter” and to a mature connoisseur of historical-adventure novels. Literally, “Rollins’s epic bestseller… exotic locations and heroic quests, Don Quixote-like villains and an abundance of action, with plenty of fascinating scientific data to tickle the nerves of absolutely any reader.”

— Publishers Weekly “Rollins is enthralling, frightening, and educational all at once, while also spinning the reader on the centrifuge of his unbelievably unpredictable plot… Never before has a story with biblical scope been so compelling!” — bookreporter.com