{"product_id":"the-milton-directive-a-deadly-pathogen-a-buried-truth-a-family-running-out-of-time-9798997188702","title":"The Milton Directive: A Deadly Pathogen. A Buried Truth. A Family Running Out of Time.","description":"\u003cp\u003eMilton Walker wanted a quiet birthday on Kiawah Island. Instead, his daughter's new girlfriend collapses from a mysterious illness - and dies days later in a Texas ICU. When men in suits appear at Jessy's door and Milton's home is broken into, he realizes Chantal's death wasn't random.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone is watching them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone wants what they know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone thinks Milton is the key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Washington to New York, Paris to Lucerne, Milton and Jessy are hunted by Russians, shadowed by Chinese operatives, and manipulated by Americans who refuse to tell the truth. The virus is spreading. Terri, the woman Milton cares for most, is getting worse. And the only people who seem immune are Milton and his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the conspiracy tightens, Milton must decide: run, hide, or fight back. Because the virus isn't the only thing engineered to kill - and the people behind it will do anything to keep their secret buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Milton Directive\u003c\/em\u003e is a 65,000-word thriller that blends the paranoia of \u003cem\u003eThe Bourne Identity\u003c\/em\u003e with the viral suspense of \u003cem\u003eContagion\u003c\/em\u003e. When a mysterious illness kills his daughter's girlfriend and government agents begin appearing at his door, Atlanta entrepreneur Milton Walker is thrust into a global conspiracy involving Russian operatives, Chinese observers, and a covert American faction developing a bioweapon no one will admit exists. As Milton and his daughter Jessy flee across New York, Paris, and Switzerland, they discover they may be the only people immune - and the only ones who can expose the truth. Fast-paced, emotional, and grounded in real-world virology, \u003cem\u003eThe Milton Directive\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a high-stakes chase with a deeply human core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milton Galfas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997188702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Milton J. Galfas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459090768053,"sku":"9798997188702","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798997188702.jpg?v=1791297711","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-milton-directive-a-deadly-pathogen-a-buried-truth-a-family-running-out-of-time-9798997188702","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}