In the U.S. after
Iraq, the economy has slumped and the
country reels with unrest. Ed Grendil, weathy after
having developed a spy chip, advocates a
reform party whose platform is to give
health and catastrophic care to all.
With him as presidential candidate, the
party becomes wildly successful.
His son Carl, indolent photographer
of decaying buildings, is lured into a
secretive military organization
spearheaded by Ed's former colleague,
the mentally unstable Robert
Sikes. Using "neurobots,"
its members are sworn to
destroy presumed enemies or
die. Sparked by
Sikes's attraction to Ed's wife Lyn, the
entire family is drawn into
a convulsive intrigue of politics, sex,
and death. The book is a fast-paced
thriller.
