Jumbie-Mon
First an Ebola-like outbreak occurs on the little Caribbean island of St. John. Then eight thousand miles away,
an eerily similar virus casts a deadly spell in Jammu and Muzaffarabad. Then two politicians, moderate and reasonable, are murdered in
Srinagar and another disappears. Saber rattling between India and Pakistan ratchets and nuclear war threatens.
The State Department, armed with intelligence linking the outbreaks to the assignations, is caught in the dilemma of all dilemmas:
Pakistan, though battling conflicting intelligence allegiances, is an ally. With the Afgan war winding down and the possibility of a expanded
Pakastani/Taliban alliance, India is seen as a stabilizer and the U.S. is determined to stand by its
long-time friend. But when Beijing weighs in, everything becomes even more complicated; if a conflict were to take place, China would side
with Pakistan.
With stakes so high and evidence pointing to an internal intelligence leak, the State Department is forced to look to outside resources.
Ames Macklin, a brash but competent Undersecretary, handpicks six men and calls an emergency meeting. Their assignment: find an agent not linked to the CIA or known intelligence
circles. This agent must be highly skilled, motivated to a fault, mobile, and fast thinking. His assignment: find Zulfikar Jinnah, the missing
diplomat, and find him fast.
The man they select is Captain Troy Davis, a charismatic USAMRIID Doctor. In a race against the clock, Davis
must learn who's behind the outbreaks and why. Is it a fanatical cult known as the Mauryans? A South African Biotech firm that seems to be at all the right places
at all the right times? Or, Jenneke Quast, a shady weapons broker who this time has gone too far. And what about Macklin’s select committee—just who are they?
Throw in a beautiful uber-environmentalist who has surprising connections and a self-made millionaire with conflicting motivations, and it all adds up to a series of
sleepless nights as the reader learns who’s really pulling the strings, and what the secret of Jumbie-Mon really is.
Prologue