After young venture capitalist Simon Ayot finds his father-in-law lying dead from a gunshot wound, and all the damning evidence points to Simon. With the police determined to prove his guilt, and even his grief-stricken wife beginning to suspect him, he races to clear his name and save his marriage-all too aware that the next murder may very well be his own… "Move over, John Grisham. A new star has entered the world of popular action fiction." -Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan "Michael Ridpath plots his story tightly and smoothly and roams all his worlds, virtual and otherwise, with authority."-New York Times "[Ridpath] makes you feel… the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right."-Los Angeles Times "Entertaining…Succeeds at becoming more than a thriller without breaking the mounting tensions of the story." -Newsday