A routine missing persons case for Private Investigator Rory Mack Steele turns into terror for America. The deadliest disease mankind has ever known is resurrected and unleashed as a biological weapon of mass destruction. The purpose? A twisted lust to reshape the future of the world. Framed for crimes against humanity and now pursued by the authorities, Rory must find a way to fight back against a formidable foe and save billions around the globe from dying a painful, agonizing death in the Fire Plague.