PACE

"A pitch-black global thriller that is nevertheless supremely intimate." -- Kirkus Review

A mysterious Front, originating in Scotland and slowly expanding outward, threatens humanity's existence. In defiance of the known laws of physics, it only kills humans and is otherwise undetectable. Panic-stricken nations struggle against both the advancing menace and a tide of civil unrest. Desperate individuals must find their own paths,and find them quickly. Although very slow, the Front can be deceptively difficult to escape. Mankind has only a few years to pool its rapidly dwindling resources and save itself from extinction.

K.M. Halpern holds a PhD in theoretical physics from MIT, has served as Managing Director at a major Wall Street firm, and is the author of two books of very short fiction. He lives in Cambridge, MA, where he currently is working on "The Protected," an epic centered around a seemingly indestructible woman.