Michael Crichton is the author of numerous #1 New York Times bestselling books that have achieved worldwide fame. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide. Sudden death prevented the writer from completing Micro, and the honor of finishing the novel fell to the famous popularizer of science, Richard Preston. Triple suicide by prior conspiracy - there is simply not enough evidence for another version. But did three people really agree to inflict many thin, deep cuts on themselves in order to bleed to death in front of each other? The secret of these deaths will unwittingly be revealed to seven young scientists studying the world of wildlife. Having crossed the path of an ambitious biotech corporation, they are doomed to get to know this world much, much closer than they would like...