Global terrorism, bioweapons, despots, and a deadly new virus all combine to make the world an unstable place, particularly for Samantha Michaels, an analyst with the Central Intelligence Agency, and for Cassandra Stanley, captain of a US Navy guided missile cruiser. Fears mount as weapons of mass destruction are tested by North Korea's Supreme Leader and a deadly pandemic sweeps through the world. When missiles capable of reaching the United States are tested, it's clear North Korea must be stopped. Ripped from today's news headlines, The Paris Contagion spans the globe. Can the Supreme Leader of the Democratic Republic of Korea be stopped before Armageddon is launched on the world?