H.A.L.T.

A new job. A new threat. A new chance to die. Dr. Greg Schorn is now working with the Department of Extraterrestrial and Alien Defense (D.E.A.D.). And no one is more surprised than him. After the events in Norway, Greg was sure he would never go back into government work. Yet just a few months later, he is back in the United States working at the new D.E.A.D. headquarters in upstate New York. But it's not the same D.E.A.D. that existed under Martin Drummond's tyrannical rule. The biggest change starts at the top: Norah Tidwell is the director. But more importantly, missions are not always kill on sight. That doesn't mean things aren't dire. The numbers aren't adding up. And a slew of cases demonstrate that the creatures from Area 51 have made it into the suburbs, the very rich suburbs. Greg though, knows they had a little help getting there. One case leads to many and before Greg knows it, the guy voted most likely trip over his own feet is fighting for his life. Greg will need every ounce of courage he can summon to survive. But his survival is not his top priority. Because this foe has targeted someone close to Greg. And saving them will be Greg's greatest act. And possibly, his last.

A heart-shattering loss leads to a reality-shattering discovery . . . Every bureaucracy has a rhythm, even the Department of Extraterrestrial and Alien Defense (D.E.A.D.). Dr. Greg Schorn has gotten used to that rhythm: go on assignment, take down a government-created alien hybrid, write up a report, rinse, and repeat. Not that there's no danger. Rounding up the escapees comes with more than a little risk. But Greg trusts the people around him, especially Mitch Haldron. At the D.E.A.D. Mitch has pulled him out of the fire more times than he can count. But everything is about to change: Mitch, solid, dependable, downright boring Mitch, has a secret. A secret that is about to come into the light. A secret that will blow apart Greg Schorn's world . . .