Immortalis

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In Naples, 1750, the Marquis de Montferrat is confronted in his bedchamber by three armed men led by Raimundo di Sangro, the Prince of San Severo. Accusing the marquis of being an imposter, Raimundo demands a secret he believes the marquis holds. The marquis escapes, leaving behind a burning palazzo and a vengeful prince determined to uncover the truth at any cost. Fast forward to Baghdad, 2003, where an army unit raids a fortified villa, uncovering a concealed lab filled with the remains of gruesome experiments on men, women, and children. The target, a scientist known as the hakeem, escapes with critical knowledge about his bioweapon research, leaving behind a cryptic clue: an Ouroboros, a symbol of a snake consuming its own tail. As the significance of the Ouroboros unfolds, it reveals a history of mystery and suffering. Mia Bishop, an unsuspecting geneticist, finds herself at the heart of a conspiracy that could alter the world. The narrative spans from Baghdad to a war-torn Beirut in 2006, and the forgotten villages of eastern Turkey and northern Iraq, interwoven with chapters set in 18th-century Europe. In the skilled hands of international bestseller Raymond Khoury, the story promises rapid-fire suspense and thought-provoking scholarship, reminiscent of his previous work.