Basilisk

In "Basilisk" by Graham Masterton, narrated by John Moraitis, Nathan Underhill, a stem-cell researcher, faces a crisis when he loses funding for his groundbreaking work on recreating mythological creatures. As he uncovers Doctor Zauber's dark secret of breeding a deadly basilisk, Nathan is thrust into a perilous choice when his wife, Grace, falls into a coma. To save her, he must consider an unholy alliance that threatens countless lives in the pursuit of mythical hybrids.