Macy Merit leaves Naval Special Ops after a bizarre mission goes awry, to become "The Avenger." Her first case involves the death of Jack Jordan, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, whose wife Vanessa is a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. Ruled a suicide by the local police, Macy uncovers evidence that points to murder. While working diligently to find the killer, Macy stumbles on a plot to develop a biological weapon to be used against civilians, not by a terrorist group, but by high-level officials within our own government. As the clues unfold, and the body count rises, Macy discovers the connection between Jack Jordan's death and the biological experiments. Macy soon realizes that she and her former Navy team members are on opposing sides in a race against time to reveal the ones behind the experiment and stop the massacre of innocent victims. Death Watch combines political and legal issues of our time with romance, mystery, murder, and suspense to create an exciting and thought-provoking journey into the world of power and corruption.