The Rosetta Gene

Dr. Nathan Cole lives in a world of silence, haunted by his sister's aphasia, a condition that stole her voice and their connection.  He seeks the Rosetta Gene, a hypothetical key to unlocking the very architecture of human consciousness, a way to hear his sister's silenced thoughts. But his research attracts the attention of the Caduceus Group, a shadowy organization that sees in his work not a bridge between minds, but a weapon of control.
When his mentor vanishes, leaving a trail of cryptic Sumerian cuneiform, Nathan is thrust into a world of espionage and ancient mysteries.  He’s forced to flee, finding an uneasy ally in Allison Lee, an NSA cryptanalyst haunted by past failures. Together, they unravel a conspiracy far deeper than linguistic manipulation, a plot to exploit a primordial network, a time when thoughts flowed freely between individuals, a collective consciousness the Caduceus Group intends to weaponize.
Their pursuit leads them to John Farrell, a charismatic sociopath who believes the cacophony of human thought is a disease, and the Rosetta Gene, the cure.  Every word becomes a weapon, every silence a strategic maneuver in a deadly game of linguistic chess.  But a shocking betrayal from within Nathan's own family forces him to confront the chilling reality that the enemy whispers in the shadows of his deepest trust.
In the ruins of a forgotten Sumerian city, Nathan faces an impossible choice: unleash the Rosetta Gene's power within himself, risking his own sanity, or surrender humanity to a silent, controlled existence. He chooses a third path, a dangerous gamble using the ancient language of Sumer to craft a linguistic virus, a whisper of chaos against the Caduceus Group’s meticulously constructed control.  The consequences are devastating, unleashing a raw, untamed telepathic force, a chorus of thoughts and emotions that forever alters the landscape of human consciousness. Farrell's world of silence shatters, but Nathan’s victory is bittersweet. He has saved humanity from one form of silence, only to unleash another, a chaotic symphony of interconnected minds, leaving him forever changed, a conduit for the whispers of a world untamed.