Eco-warriors launch a dawn raid on Transgenic Biotech. And while their fields of genetically modified crops are being ripped up, Dan Cruickshank is searching the company laboratories for a secret file. But as he makes his escape, Dan is hit by a security vehicle and killed.  Meanwhile, several miles away, an organic farmer and his daughter are taken seriously ill with a bizarre strain of influenza. When virologist Karl Housman visits the farm, he discovers a virus that can not only jump from species to species, but has the potential to kill in epidemic proportions. Solicitor Madeleine King takes on the case of one of the arrested eco-warriors and quickly realises she’s not the only person interested in Dan Cruickshank – the security services are also involved.  As Karl and Madeleine’s investigations overlap, they learn exactly what Transgenic and MI5 are keen to cover up at any cost – a project known only as Genesis II…