A Better World (Brilliance Saga, #2)

by Marcus Sakey

him last night. A way to be certain his work could never be taken. The building was a low, windowless

the deadbolt and pressed a thumb against the biometric scanner. Bank after bank of fluorescent lights flickered on, illuminating two thousand square feet of previously abandone...

aside enough of Epstein’s money to buy th...

of positive-airflow suits hung limp, respirator tubes trailing to the ceiling. Beyond that were lab counters broken out by function: wet bench, instrument bench, calculation space.

cycler. A row of centrifuges. A micropipetter. Three DNA sequencers. It was equal to the laboratory

Cleveland. But no one knew about this one, not even Ethan. The bastards wanted his work, they’d have to find him fir...

Erik Epstein’s hurry had prevented it. Along with the government’s meddling. But he was a scientist. His job was nothing less than wrestling

refrigerator, opened the door, and took out the syringe. The suspension fluid inside was milky. This is foolish. He tore open an isopropyl swab. Reckless.

Wiped his bicep with the alcohol. Barry Marshall drank a batch of Helicobacter pylori to prove that ulcers were bacterial. Picked up the syringe. Jonas Salk

through his skin and depressed the plunger. And Dr. Abraham Couzen

RNA to radically alter his gene expression. It was done. There was no going back. Abe set the syringe aside and rolled down his sleeve. He’d always known he was a genius. Now it was

indebted to so many people it’s embarrassing. Scott Miller and Jon Cassir are the finest agents in the business, and it’s an honor to have them watching my back. The entire

Thomas & Mercer is extraordinary. My FF Alison Dasho performed a masterful edit with a baby in her belly. Alan Turkus expertly took the reins when said baby insisted on coming out. Jacque Ben-Zekry will soon rule the world. Gracie Doyle is the Queen of PR. Danielle Marshall is a mysterious

for bourbon-tinged book talk. Jeff Belle is the original class act. Thanks also to Andy Bartlett, Terry Goodman, Paul Morrissey, and ...

but making a great one. Thanks also to David Koepp for a rock-star script. Robert Yalden, formerly of the Secret Service, helped me with the

the White House and provided a frightening perspective on cyber-security. Huge gratitude to my high

for figuring out how abnorms work on a genetic level, not to mention bringing Cooper back from the dead. Any errors, inaccuracies, or wild flights of fancy are mine. Jeroen ten Berg...

(Ab)Normal. Both did it for no other reason than they like the book, and that’s just about the coolest thing ever. Thanks to all the friends and family who read the draft and gave me notes, especially Darwyn Jones and Michael Cook,

Braman’s editorial pass offered exceptional insight into all the things I could do better. Jessica Fogleman caught all the things I’d screwed up. My boys Sean

be at all. Thanks also to Gillian Flynn for a ton of support. Thank you, dear reader, for rolling the dice on my novel. I hope I didn’t let you down. My family means everything to me. Thank you Sakeys 1.0, also known

proud of you, and I love you so much it makes me dizzy. Finally, g.g.:

including the Edgar and two ITW Thriller Awards. His book Good People was adapted into a feature film starring James Franco and Kate Hudson. Three of his other novels have been optioned

with snipers, toured the morgue, flown planes, rappelled with SWAT teams, hung out with spies, and learned to pick a deadbolt. He was the host and writer of the acclaimed television show Hidden City on Travel Channel, for which