At a high-security military complex in Colorado, a computer war game ends with the brutal death of a programmer.
The suspects: the seven other gamers, all of whom have their own motives.
The mystery: The victim was murdered in a sealed room that was impossible to enter or leave.
Now, a homicide cop and a CIA analyst follow a trail of clues through a maze of international intrigue and treachery, and learn that one murder was only the beginning.