Chain of Events

A stunning debut thriller about a code that threatens humanity--and the only man who knows how to crack it. For years, William has suspected that man-made disasters and terrorism could be predicted and perhaps even prevented. His obsession with decoding the clues hidden in human behavior and our DNA led to the breakdown of his career and his marriage. And now he is alone. Then one day, William simply disappears altogether. The authorities aren't concerned by Christina, William's long-suffering ex-wife, suspects foul play. She is right: William has been abducted by a top-secret organization that believes he may hold the missing piece of the puzzle they've worked to solve. But who and what are behind the organization? Can William decode the riddle before it's too late? A thrilling debut about humanity on the verge of crisis, taking readers from the streets of Berlin and Stockholm to a chateau in the Alps, CHAIN OF EVENTS explodes and then reconfigures the ties that bind us to one another: marriage, politics, and our DNA.