Forensic archaeologist Dr. Tom Stewart is invited to an
excavation by his colleague, Dr. Robert Brown, on the day
Doc Brown and some of his students are entering an
underground passageway at the Roman Forum. The dig is
sponsored by The American Academy of Rome, where Tom is a
trustee. Doc Brown and his assistant are lowered into the
passageway, tied with ropes. When the ropes go slack and
there is no communication from either of them, another
student is lowered down to investigate. The sight is
horrible. Their bodies are lying limp and twisted with a
green moss covering them. A Hazmat team is called in and an
autopsy reveals Doc Brown and his assistant were killed by
a deadly virus. Further investigation reveals it to be a
2000-year-old virus, once believed to be buried in a Roman
Emperor's Palace.
Reporters begin hounding Dr. Stewart for more information,
as no one believes the cover-up story of a cave-in. Even
the Vatican is interested in this strange event, then other
interested parties start stalking Dr. Stewart wanting to
know more about this deadly virus. Tom's life takes a
dramatic turn as he seeks the whereabouts of the virus. Can
it be found and destroyed before it falls into the wrong
hands? Is there a Vatican cover-up? Is the Italian
government to be trusted?
In THE MOSES VIRUS, Jack Hyland has written a
dramatic novel, rivaling the amazing adventures by author
Dan Brown. Mr. Hyland gives us a scenic view of the
streets of Rome, as well as the countryside, with the use
of magnificent, descriptive language. There is an
architectural history lesson penned throughout the pages of
THE MOSES VIRUS, as well as a European geography lesson.
The action is fast-paced and transforms Dr. Stewart from
archaeology professor to investigative sleuth in an
adventure you do not want to miss.
The Moses Virus is a thriller primarily set in
modern day Rome. Two American archaeologists die suddenly
in an underground passageway in the Roman Forum leading to
the buried rooms of Emperor Nero’s Golden Palace. The
Italian authorities conclude that the deaths were caused by
a devastating and highly contagious virus. Tom Stewart, an
NYU forensic archaeologist who was present when the deaths
occurred, becomes entangled in the race to find the supply
of the virus—a race involving many powerful players
desperately seeking the deadly contagion. Stewart must find
and destroy the virus before others harness its sinister
power.
The Vatican, foreign groups, the world’s largest
genetically-modified seed manufacturer—all have their
reasons, and none will stop until they succeed, no matter
what the cost or risk to millions of people if the virus
escapes and causes a pandemic.
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