The Devil's Cure — Kenneth Oppel

Dr. Laura Donaldson has made a miraculous discovery.

Death-row inmate and religious cult leader David Haines may possess the cure for cancer in his own veins. A routine blood test reveals that his immune system has the power to annihilate cancer cells. Laura Donaldson wants more of his blood; David Haines will do anything to prevent her from getting it.

When Haines mounts a vicious prison break, FBI agent Kevin Sheldrake -- the man who put Haines away three years before -- has to track him down again. Kevin knows that every law enforcement agency in the country wants Haines dead. But Laura Donaldson needs him alive. As Laura and Kevin embark on a terrifying manhunt that takes them across the country and deep into their own troubled pasts, Haines speeds toward his final destination, to fulfill a plan more terrible than anyone could have imagined...