Action thriller writer James Rollins returns to the scene with his latest Sigma Force novel, Black Order. This time, we follow Sigma Force leaders Painter Crowe and Grayson Pierce across the globe as they try and track down descendants of the Third Reich’s Heinrich Himmler who have a device that uses quantum mechanics to breed a race of genetic Aryan supermen.

In Nepal, a mystifying plague is destroying a small mountain village and monastery and a Nazi swastika is found on a cave wall. In Denmark, someone is killing to get a hold of rare historical documents connected to Victorian scientists. In South Africa, a mythological beast is apparently alive and well, and preying on wildlife. Somehow, all these stories are interconnected as Crowe and Pierce, working separately continents away from each other, come together in a race to the discovery of one of humankind: the origins of life itself.

With each offering, Rollins only garners more praise for his ability to create an exciting, suspenseful thriller that poses intelligent and well-crafted questions beyond your typical logic-wanting action-adventure fare. Rollins novels are fast-paced and imaginative, weaving you into the action with fleshed-out characters and fascinating scientific and historical facts.

Read a review of Black Order at Six Impossible Things.