Chess Hanrahan, a "thinking man's Mike Hammer," is back, squaring off against a cabal of social scientists trying to manipulate American thought and a gang of Russians making a grab for an obscure technology company. The Armchair Detective praised Hanrahan's debut (FIRST PRIZE) as "Exceptionally strong . . . [with] firm characterization . . . A striking tale." In this challenging new book, Hanrahan confronts the cold truth that ideas can kill.