Table of Contents
Author's Note xiii
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Bitten 5
Chapter 2 The Scientist 11
The Cold War
Chapter 3 Coin Toss 21
Chapter 4 Bitterroot Bride 31
Chapter 5 Big Itch 45
Chapter 6 Fever 59
Chapter 7 Special Operations 65
Chapter 8 Behind the Curtain 75
The Hunt
Chapter 9 Out of the Abyss 83
Chapter 10 Confession 97
Chapter 11 Missing Files 105
Chapter 12 Last Interview 113
Chapter 13 Rebellion 119
Chapter 14 Smoking Gun 127
Chapter 15 Eight Ball 135
Chapter 16 Speed Chess 143
Chapter 17 Fear 149
Outbreak
Chapter 18 Fog of War 157
Chapter 19 Lone Star 165
Chapter 20 Survival 171
Chapter 21 Castleman's Case 175
Chapter 22 Red Velvet Mites 181
Chapter 23 Wildfire 185
Chapter 24 Swiss Agent 195
Chapter 25 Collateral Damage 203
Postmortem
Chapter 28 Discovery 215
Chapter 27 DNA Detectives 227
Chapter 28 Change Agent 235
Chapter 29 Sins of Our Fathers 239
Chapter 30 Surrender 243
Epilogue 249
Acknowledgments 253
Appendix I Ticks and Human Disease Agents 257
Appendix II Uncontrolled Tick Releases, 1986-1969 259
Glossary 261
Notes 271
Selected Bibliography 293
Image Credits 299
Index 303
