People that do not like graphic violence should not read this book. This book may paint too dark a picture of the future for some people. Summary The main theme of this book is a very complex murder mystery. However, there are some subplots that have some interesting ideas about computer technology. The year is 2052 and the world is has changed a great deal.
Society is on the verge of collapse.
Cybernetic technology has become common technology for those who can afford it. Our hero Dirk is trying to find the people that have killed his former love. During his search for the killer his sister disappears. Dirk traces both the killer and the disappearance of his sister to a cybernetics hardware company. He uncovers a plot, by one of the head researchers, to take over the bodies of people by using a new form of cybernetic technolgy.