{"product_id":"2940155091738","title":"The Han Agent","description":"In the 1930s, Japanese scientists committed heinous crimes in their quest for the ultimate biological weapon.\u003cbr\u003eThe war ended. Their mission did not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighty years later, Japanese-American scientist Amika Nakamura won’t let rules stand between her and scientific glory. When the ambitious young virologist defies a ban on the genetic manipulation of influenza, she’s expelled from the university. Desperate to save her career, she accepts a position with a pharmaceutical company in Tokyo. Soon after, a visit to a disputed island entangles her in a high-profile geopolitical struggle between Japan and China. Applying her singular expertise with bird flu in a risky experiment may be the only way out. Little does she know that Japanese ultranationalists and a legacy of unpunished war crimes lurk in the shadows, manipulating people, politics, and science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut DNA doesn’t lie. Amika uncovers a shocking truth: a deadly virus is about to put the “gene” in genocide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HAN AGENT by AMY ROGERS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Amy Rogers’s latest medical thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Han Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, is \u003cb\u003eas exciting as it is frighteningly realistic\u003c\/b\u003e. It could be tomorrow’s headline. Here is a story fraught with tension, sudden explosive action, and threaded through with scientific accuracy and speculation that will leave you stunned. Read it…if only to prepare yourself for what might soon become true.”\u003cbr\u003e—James Rollins, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Plague \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this gripping thriller, World War II-era history, ultranationalism, and biological genocide intertwine. \u003ci\u003eThe Han Agent\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea surefire genre hit, fast-paced and full of elements of mystery and adventure\u003c\/b\u003e. Science fiction hounds in particular will dig the information about DNA sequencing, virus detection, and how plagues can spread.”—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In a stunning ‘what-if’ author-scientist Amy Rogers resurrects the idea of Unit 731, Japan’s notorious wartime biological weapons division, weaving together a diabolical tale of science, genocide, and modern-day bio-terror. \u003cb\u003eSobering, suspenseful, and absolutely chilling\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Barry Lancet, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Across the Tabl\u003c\/i\u003ee and \u003ci\u003eTokyo Kill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Putting huge swaths of humanity in its crosshairs, this \u003cb\u003epressure cooker of a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e portrays with chilling realism how individuals can use specialized scientific knowledge for good or evil.”\u003cbr\u003e—J.E. Fishman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePrimacy\u003c\/i\u003e and the Bomb Squad NYC series\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300567498992,"sku":"2940155091738","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940155091738_p0.jpg?v=1764086505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940155091738","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}