A brilliant scientist. A forbidden drug. A glimpse beyond the veil.

When a series of ritualistic murders leads FBI agent Cyrus O’Malley into a disturbing investigation, he uncovers a shocking truth: the killer isn’t a madman, but a man of science.

Dr. Alex Weller, a Harvard neuroscientist haunted by a childhood near-death experience, has spent his life chasing the moment he glimpsed a river of light—and his dead father waiting beyond it. His breakthrough is Bliss, a compound extracted from the dying brain.

One dose gives the user a vision of the afterlife. A second dose might send them there.

As Bliss spreads, society begins to fracture. Some call it a miracle, others a curse. Faith is shaken. Governments panic. And Weller, consumed by obsession, prepares to bring the world with him to the edge of eternity.

O’Malley is the only one who can stop him—if he’s willing to sacrifice what he holds most dear.

Near Death is a genre-bending thriller that asks the ultimate question: If you could see what waits after death… would you still want to live?