Tom Knox, the best-selling author of The Genesis Secret, delivers a spine-tingling novel that 'may well be the most controversial thriller since The Da Vinci Code' (Jeff Abbott). When David Martinez inherits an ancient map from his dying grandfather, the map-and the promise of two million dollars-leads David into the Basque heart of the treacherous Pyrenees. There a genetic curse and a frightening secret from the past lurk in the shadows. Soon David and a beautiful stranger are on the run from a vicious and relentless pursuer.