A dark and heartfelt sci-fi thriller by Lyn Alden, international bestselling author of Broken Money.In the late 21st century, society is more fractured than ever. Billions satisfy their every whim in virtual worlds, leaving those in power free to tighten their grip on the real one.Then five bodies turn up at a rest stop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens—the blood torn from their veins, a van hurled the length of a football field, and three of the dead with no identities at all. For military investigator Asim Rahal, it’s the strangest case of his career.When the killer seizes a newsroom on live television, claiming she’s a new species of human and warning of worse to come, the case erupts into a national crisis.

But the trail points to a military program that officially doesn’t exist. And Asim’s own chain of command is protecting it.Every hero asks what’s worth dying for.

The harder question is what’s worth killing for.“A compelling and exciting new voice in cyberpunk, Lyn Alden has created a world and story that suck you in and leave you on the edge of your seat. Unputdownable!”-Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Hugo-nominated editor“You are definitely going to want to get your hands on this.”-Bradley Rettler, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wyoming