The Devil's Game

by Sean Chercover

First published 2015

Daniel Byrne walks into a covert government facility with forged credentials and a dangerous mission. The former Vatican investigator spent a decade debunking miracles until one case destroyed his faith and exposed global conspiracies. Now he works for a shadowy organization that manipulates world events from behind closed doors. Inside the facility, Daniel discovers scientists have weaponized a new variant of the Plague. This pathogen floods victims' minds with glimpses of future events before killing them. Daniel partners with Kara Singh, a disgraced doctor who suffers from mysterious visions of her own. Together they track the deadly strain across continents as infection spreads. Daniel must choose between his new masters and preventing a pandemic that could reshape civilization. The shadow world he inhabits demands loyalty, but the plague threatens everyone he once swore to protect.

Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action

Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Vatican

Period: 21st-century

336 pages · Paperback · Thomas & Mercer

Content warnings: death, medical-trauma

More by Sean Chercover

Readers who liked The Devil's Game also liked

View on Siftivo