The adventures of Holden Carver continue! A member of Tao's inner circle, one of the Prodigals, has been killed. This is a serious offense, not so much because a human life has been snuffed out, but because the chain of command has been broken. And now a sinister game of cat and mouse is played out as the ever-toying Tao conducts an investigation--with Holden in the eye of the storm!