In the high-stakes world of medical research at New York's prestigious Falk Institute, Dr. Steve Thurston's groundbreaking cancer discovery should have been the pinnacle of his career. Instead, it becomes the catalyst for murder when his brilliant research assistant Hayden Becker is found dead in what appears to be a suicide.
As Steve's reputation is systematically destroyed and his work discredited, his wife Dr. Bel Thurston begins to uncover a web of scientific fraud, stolen research, and deadly ambition. When Bel gets too close to the truth, she becomes the killer's next target. Now Steve must race against time to expose the murderer and save not only his life's work, but also the woman he loves.
Set against the backdrop of cutting-edge medical research and the fierce competition for scientific glory, this taut thriller explores how far someone will go to claim a breakthrough that could change medicine forever.