What do secret nuclear tests by the Iranian government, an MRI patient disappearance in Southern California, and an abnormal uptick in sightings of the recently deceased in Oregon have in common? Read on...

Ilene Ishue is a small town newspaper reporter rapidly watching her dream of a Pulitzer Prize fade… until by chance she finds herself in exactly the right place at exactly the right moment.

As she pursues the story of a mysterious hospital explosion, she discovers a secret world of researchers intent on understanding the intricacies of the transition from life to death.

The ramifications of these experiments draw the attention of a diverse group of professionals: an International Atomic Energy Agency station chief in the Indian Ocean, a field agent of the Environmental Protection Agency in San Francisco, and an iconic owner of a medical equipment conglomerate headquartered in Texas.

What they learn will change everything we know and believe about our universe, providing they can avert the apocalyptic chain reaction they’ve started.