You'd think being a detective is a pretty good gig, but when Dalton Rust gets roped into his newest case he can't help but wonder why he ever got into the business. The Royals are looking for blood, the Harpers won't stop badgering him, and even his own cat, Thatch, keeps tripping him up.

The news doesn't get any better when Rust discovers a cybermancer who's capable of turning invisible and tossing people around like paper plates is protecting the document he needs to retrieve. But it's not all bad. His coffee maker still works like a dream.

Now if only Rust could figure out why a bunch of high powered families from the Hill are so interested in an average crank like him...but no one wants to talk, and time is running short.

Jacob Klop was born in Montreal, but now lives just outside Toronto, Canada with his wife, two kids and a fat Maine coon. He tends to think of his best story ideas while abed, but sadly, can't write in his sleep or he would spend his waking hours watching hockey, reading books, and playing video games. When the writing bug bites all the other interests in his life do tend to get neglected. You'll find him typing away in front of the computer on most nights.