The Methuselah Gene

Alan Dyson, a research engineer for a pharmaceutical firm, is experimenting with the longevity effects of a newly discovered bristlecone pine gene when his viral delivery formula is stolen, and all notes have been hacked and wiped from his computer. Then his friend, the firm's computer programmer, secretly tracks the thief to a P.O. Box in tiny Zion, Iowa. Under suspicion, and with his project cancelled due to a bizarre death, Dyson visits Zion to discover that he's not the only stranger in town. And he’s in grave danger...and can’t leave any more than a girl living in the Witness Protection Program there can. Big Pharma suspense called "a terrific medical thriller" by Midwest Book Review, and "an intriguing story with mind expanding possibilities" by Booklist in the original hardcover edition.