The first bio-tech thriller from acclaimed Cornell professor, Paul McEuen. Pacific Ocean 1946: Liam Connor of the British Army, a global expert on germ warfare, is sent to help the US Navy foil an attempt by a Japanese submarine to unleash the world's first biological super-weapon. Code-name: Uzumaki. Translation: SPIRAL. The devastating decision is made to annihilate SPIRAL by releasing the world's fourth atomic bomb, obliterating the weapon before it can release its catastrophic payload.