When DEEDEE HALPERIN, a reporter for the Cincinnati Journal-Tribune, receives a mysterious text message, she follows confusing story leads that will either make her career or get her fired. The maze of clues forces her to explore the history of other people's lives as well as her own, while also probing the future in the person of Garrett Basford, a research librarian. Where the search ends and what DeeDee learns during the journey will astonish her, and readers as well. PEGAGUS DOWN has intimations of The Da Vinci Code, with a bit of Agatha Christie thrown in for good measure. It's mystery, suspense, history and romance-with more than a few twists and turns. An exciting, intriguing read