The Furies: A Thriller

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By Mark Alpert ’82

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(Thomas Dunne Books) A chance encounter draws John Roberts into the mysterious world of the Furies, beings that are human but for a strange genetic mutation that long ago caused them to be labeled as witches. John becomes inadvertently involved in a secret war between the Furies. At stake is the future of the human race. Alpert also is the author of the science thrillers Final Theory, The Omega Theory, and Extinction. 

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