Readers are instantly involved in the unique, fast-paced plot centering on ten members of one family, the Blackman clan, all on staff at Philadelphia's Jefferson University Hospital. Avid mystery fans have a new spellbinder from the author of 'The Karamanov Equations' and 'The Anatomy Lesson'.

Tension-filled sequel to A Deadly Operation. A scientific struggle for computer supremacy. Two Soviet scientists are on the verge of developing the first "bio-computer", an electronic-organic synthesis that could result in the first true artificial intelligence. Just before their experiments are completed, both scientists fall into a deep psychotic state caused by an amphetamine overdose. In desperation, the KGB decides to take the most expendable of the two to the U.S. for experimental drug therapy. The therapy works, but too well; the scientist's brain becomes a receiver/transmitter, on a...