The Glass Man Protocol

'His limbs didn’t lie at natural angles because the bones had been shattered; the skin tented by bone fragments that had turned into jagged shards of porcelain within a single heartbeat.'When former neurosurgeon Dr. Claire Rousseau retreats to the quiet Colorado mountain town of Silver Creek, she expects peace, anonymity, and a chance to outrun her past. But when the mayor collapses during the winter festival, Claire recognizes the signs instantly-not a stroke, but a manufactured neurological event, the kind she hoped she’d never see again.Her instincts drag her into the morgue, where a single puncture wound, scattered petechiae, and a mottled liver reveal a chilling truth: someone is engineering illnesses designed to mimic natural disease. And Silver Creek is only the beginning.Teaming up with Sheriff Gavin Miller, a man haunted by the experiment that destroyed his family, Claire uncovers a pattern of escalating signatures-pulmonary flooding, skeletal degradation, and human bodies turned into unwilling signal relays. A transmitter hidden in the town clock. A corpse wired like an antenna. A scientist whose theology has become a weapon.To stop the outbreak, Claire must face a surgeon’s impossible paradox:cut the connection and risk catastrophic feedback-or hesitate and unleash a plague.In the mountains, isolation is deadly. And this time, the disease is listening.Perfect for readers who love:• medical thrillers with realistic pathology and cutting‑edge science• small‑town mysteries with Colorado mountain atmosphere• doctor‑detective partnerships and slow‑burn investigative tension• engineered diseases, bio‑experiments, and techno‑medical suspense• series built around unusual illnesses, forensic clues, and escalating conspiraciesKey Features:• A gripping medical thriller blending neuroscience, pathology, and high‑altitude suspense• A compelling investigative duo-a surgeon with a past and a sheriff with everything to lose• A chilling antagonist whose scientific doctrine blurs the line between faith and weaponry• A Colorado mountain setting that amplifies isolation, danger, and atmospheric dread