"Konrath is one of the greatest thriller writers alive." --Blake Crouch, bestselling author of Wayward Pines In 1906, a crew of workers at the Panama Canal unearthed something that could not be identified or explained. Something sinister. And very much alive . . . One hundred years later, a team of scientists gather at an underground facility in New Mexico to determine what this being is--the most amazing discovery in the history of mankind--and how it has managed to survive. A biologist will analyze its structure. A veterinarian will study its behavior. A linguist will translate its language. But even the greatest minds in the world can not answer one inescapable question: Could this ancient creature, this mockery of God and nature, actually be the ancient demon known as . . . the Beast? ORIGIN From bestselling author J.A. Konrath comes a tenseand thrilling exploration into the mysteries of life and death, good and evil, and the original source of our darkest fears . . . Praise for J.A. Konrath's bestselling thrillers "EXCELLENT."--Lee Child "UNRELENTING."--James Rollins "CONSTANT THRILLS AND CHILLS."--Heather Graham