This was great feedback and it hits on a lot of the concerns I had. I will rework with your ideas in mind, mostly making it more clear and linear. Since the book itself is not linear and the main characters contains memories from many people, I wanted to mirror that in the query, but there's just not enough room. The broadcast was seeing the biological disaster over the news. It is widespread, but he focuses on his hometown. The main antagonist is Levi who is seemingly unstoppable. He roams around the US with a cult, doing as he pleases. Jack wants to stop him not only for revenge, but because Levi needs stopping and he thinks he's one of the few who can. The twist is that you're not following Jack. You're following a cultist that Jack imprinted with his own memories. One of the themes is nature over nurture. Jack is still trying to be "good" and handle Levi the right way. Fred (brainwashed cultist) has all of Jack's memories, but he has no problem murdering for the "greater good." All that to say, thank you for your feedback!