In this all-too-timely thriller, an apocalyptic bio-weapon capable of destroying life on Earth — the lethal Satan Bug — has been stolen from a fortress-like research center. Special agent Pierre Cavell is sent to investigate this baffling locked-door mystery, and he has just 24 hours to solve the case before a madman calling himself an environmentalist makes good on an ultimatum: destroy the research center or he will unleash the deadly plague upon the world.          

          To the outside world, the Mordon Labs existed solely for experiments in preventive medicine… but in reality they were secret laboratories for the development of germ warfare — a strain of toxin so deadly that the release of one teaspoon could annihilate mankind. Late one night, the Mordon security officer was found murdered outside the lab. And the Satan Bug was missing…