Best seller in Crime & Mystery Sci Fi! Best Seller in Genetic Engineering Sci Fi! A deadly disease, a lab racing to find a cure…and sabotage. As the world fights a deadly pandemic, years in an orphanage have left sixteen-year-old Jackie low on trust and high in snark. With a chip on her shoulder, a soft spot for animals, and a nose for lies, she takes on a dirty job: caring for a research lab’s chimpanzee. As mishaps haunt the lab, Jackie investigates—and turns up terrifying secrets. A thrilling sci-fi mystery! “Kathryn Hoff doesn’t just write a character, she brings a genuine person to life, full of complexities, doubts and flaws.”—Douglas Phillips, author of the Quantum science fiction series.