A shortage of cadavers, necessary for
medical school anatomy classes, creates a global market for
bodies of the unfortunate dead. With no regulations to
govern their acquisition and transport, the scene is ripe
for disaster.
The Miranda, an ocean-faring vessel,
makes regular eight-week voyages. Traveling to the Far East,
it loads up with electronics and heavy equipment, sweeps
south into the Indian Ocean through the Straights of
Sumatra, and then on to East Africa, where the vessel takes
on several thousand barrels of F4 oil. Along the way,
Captain Stenovich picks up a steady supply of cadavers,
which harbor the seeds of disease and death.
On another front, a diabolical plot--decades
in the planning--swirls around Professor of Anatomy, Helene
Astik. Test assassinations, using biological agents, allow
the cause to fine-tune their ultimate campaign. Without
a shot being fired or a device exploding within a crowd, she
plans to take down the President of the United States.
