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At Madison Hospital Medical Center, Dr. William Stryker and his brilliant team of physicians have witnessed the success of their research: "miracle babies" born against all odds, genetically programmed for intelligence and longevity by the man his patients call a "god".

But suddenly, a string of grim events strikes Madison: miscarriages, stillbirths, fetal abnormalities, the mysterious disappearance of a patient...and murder.  Dr. Hill Raney is convinced that there is a pattern to these events- a pattern that has something to do with Dr. Stryker's research  Jill Raney is about to risk her career, and her life, for the answer.  In the ward where lives begin, a killer is at work...a genius with a terrifying plan.