Dr. Artemis Bookbinder is an odd academic with an NYPD background and an obsession for a still unsolved case. In March, 1990, thirteen priceless pieces of art were stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston. Despite years of investigations nothing has ever been found. Until now. In February, 2020, one of those famous paintings is recovered. Along with a very dead body. Artemis, a lifelong germophobe, must navigate the outbreak of COVID-19 as he journeys through a dark world of cults, drugs, and an all too powerful TV news outlet. What he discovers will shatter the foundation of everything he believes. Salvation depends on a mysterious woman who is trying to free herself from a vengeful world, controlled by men.