This gripping plot combines conspiracy, action, and suspense with a touch of hard science fiction, to bring you a uniquely thrilling read. Follow detective Alan Beach as he discovers a tenuous connection between the apparent suicide of a prominent scientist in Columbus, Ohio, and the assassination of a US Congressman in Washington. As he struggles to uncover the truth, a team of mercenaries is sent to permanently silence detective Beach, but a mysterious and deadly protector intervenes. Beach and his newfound ally uncover a dark and dangerous conspiracy that would crumble the very foundations of the nation, and time is quickly running out to stop it.