The Omega Theory

(Touchstone)   In this novel, a nuclear bomb tested by Iran disrupts the universe for a brief moment, dislocating dimensions of space and time. Meanwhile, the adopted son of a science historian and a physicist, who has memorized Einstein’s final theory, is kidnapped by a cult militia. His parents join forces with the FBI to track down the cult’s leader and realize that there is a link between the kidnapping and the nuclear blast. Alpert is a contributing editor at Scientific American.