# The Vector: An Iran Bioterror Thriller After October 7 > The Vector by Stephen Francis Montagna is a geopolitical bioterror thriller. Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders. Canonical: https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/ Author: Stephen Francis Montagna Updated: 2026-11-07 After October 7, Iran hides a bioweapon in the false teeth of eight volunteers and sends them through Mexico toward eight U.S. cities. A bioterror thriller. ## The book - Title: The Vector - Author: Stephen Francis Montagna - Genre: Geopolitical bioterror thriller - Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-32-8 - Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-33-5 **Eight operatives. Eight cities. A threat without borders.** In this geopolitical thriller, Iran responds to war with a covert biological attack on the United States. Eight volunteers are fitted with false teeth containing a deadly agent and sent through Mexico toward eight American cities. Their orders are to release the agent and spread the infection before it kills them. The novel follows the threat of an attack carried by people rather than conventional weapons. ### The author’s published description After the attack on Israel on October 7th, and with the United States joining the war. Iran decides to strike the United States. Iran gets eight volunteers, removes a tooth from each of the volunteers and replaces them with hollowed out teeth with a deadly biological agent stored in the false tooth. Then these Vectors, a Vector is someone infected with a disease and these Vectors are ordered to go to Mexico, enter the United States through the El-Passo Pass with orders to head for eight major cities. There they are to destroy the false tooth, giving the Vectors three to five days to infect ten X ten x ten people before the Vector's succumb to the deadly germ. ## Eight volunteers, eight cities and a weapon hidden in a tooth The Vector is a geopolitical bioterrorism thriller set after the October 7 attack on Israel. With the United States joining the war, Iran decides to strike America directly. Eight volunteers each have a tooth removed and replaced with a hollow false tooth holding a deadly biological agent. They are sent to Mexico, across the border and on toward eight major American cities. In the author’s words, a vector is someone infected with a disease. Once each volunteer is in place, the order is to destroy the false tooth and use the three to five days before the germ kills them to infect as many people as they can. The attack needs no missile and no bomb, only people. The editorial review published with the novel names Nasser Makarem Taleqani among the handlers who run the operation and recommends the book to readers of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and hyper-realistic international espionage. ## Questions and answers ### What is The Vector about? In this geopolitical thriller, Iran responds to war with a covert biological attack on the United States. Eight volunteers are fitted with false teeth containing a deadly agent and sent through Mexico toward eight American cities. Their orders are to release the agent and spread the infection before it kills them. The novel follows the threat of an attack carried by people rather than conventional weapons. ### What does “vector” mean in The Vector? A vector is a person infected with a disease who carries it to others. Each of Iran’s eight volunteers becomes one: a human carrier sent to spread an agent hidden in a false tooth. ### When is The Vector set? In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with the United States drawn into the war. The review published with the novel gives the date. ### Is The Vector a standalone novel? Yes. The Vector stands alone; no other book needs to be read first. ### What are the ISBNs for The Vector? Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-32-8. Hardback: ISBN-13 978-1-970301-33-5. Any bookshop can order it with the ISBN. ### Where can I read more about The Vector? Read the [editorial review](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/) by Darwin Jenkins for Authors Choice LLC. ## Sources - The author’s own description of The Vector, given in full on this page - [Editorial review of The Vector — Darwin Jenkins, Authors Choice LLC](https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/reviews/the-vector/) - Edition records from the author’s IngramSpark listings: Paperback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-32-8; Hardback ISBN-13 978-1-970301-33-5 - [Bookseller listing: The Vector (shop.ingramspark.com)](https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=fyhiQfPMx9ki9h4AEz9YBX59TWt3N2VHr1FuHou5DkG) ## Cite this page - MLA: Montagna, Stephen Francis. “The Vector: An Iran Bioterror Thriller After October 7.” *Stephen Francis Montagna*, 7 Nov. 2026, https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/. - APA: Montagna, S. F. (2026, November 7). *The Vector: An Iran Bioterror Thriller After October 7*. Stephen Francis Montagna. https://stephenfmontagnabooks.com/books/the-vector/ - The novel: Montagna, Stephen Francis. *The Vector*. Paperback, ISBN 978-1-970301-32-8. ## Keywords The Vector, bioterrorism thriller, Iran biological attack novel, October 7 thriller, spy thriller books, Nasser Makarem Taleqani, eight American cities, Stephen Francis Montagna