Eleventh Hour

Nicknamed "Gepetto," a rogue scientist has left a trail of deformed fetuses across Eastern Europe--rejects from failed experiments at human cloning. Shocking evidence indicates that Gepetto has set up shop in England. With the life of at least one unwitting surrogate mother in the balance, Hood and Rachel race to bust a black market in human reproduction.

Hoods former classmate, the renowned climatologist Richard Adams, may have suffered a breakdown. Fired from his job at an environmental think tank, Adams claims that insidious powers are sabotaging his imminent breakthrough on global warming. Only by cracking an intricate code can Hood determine whether his friend - and the world - face real danger.