From the author of Planetside, a Best Book of 2018 (Library Journal)
A military legend is caught in the web between alien intrigue and human subterfuge...
Following his mission on Cappa, Colonel Carl Butler returns to a mixed reception. To some he is a do-or-die war hero. To the other half of the galaxy he's a pariah. Forced into retirement, he has resettled on Talca Four where he's now Deputy VP of Corporate Security, protecting a high-tech military company on the corporate battlefield?at least, that's what the job description says. Really, he's just there to impress clients and investors. It's all relatively low risk?until he's entrusted with new orders. A breach of a competitor's computer network has Butler's superiors feeling every bit as vulnerable. They need Butler to find who did it, how, and why no one's taken credit for the ingenious attack.
As accustomed as Butler is to the reality of wargames?virtual and otherwise?this one screams something louder than a simple hack. Because no sooner does he start digging when his first contact is murdered, the death somehow kept secret from the media. As a prime suspect, he can't shake the sensation he's being watched...or finally succumbing to the stress of his past. Paranoid delusion or dangerous reality, Butler might be onto something much deeper than anyone imagined. But that's where Butler thrives.
If he hasn't signed his own death warrant.
Autorentext
Michael Mammay is a retired army officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has a master's degree in military history and is a veteran of Desert Storm, Somalia, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives with his family in Georgia. www.michaelmammay.com
Zusammenfassung
From the author of Planetside, a Best Book of 2018 (Library Journal) A military legend is caught in the web between alien intrigue and human subterfugeFollowing his mission on Cappa, Colonel Carl Butler returns to a mixed reception. To some he is a do-or-die war hero. To the other half of the galaxy hes a pariah. Forced into retirement, he has resettled on Talca Four where hes now Deputy VP of Corporate Security, protecting a high-tech military company on the corporate battlefieldat least, thats what the job description says. Really, hes just there to impress clients and investors. Its all relatively low riskuntil hes entrusted with new orders. A breach of a competitors computer network has Butlers superiors feeling every bit as vulnerable. They need Butler to find who did it, how, and why no ones taken credit for the ingenious attack.As accustomed as Butler is to the reality of wargamesvirtual and otherwisethis one screams something louder than a simple hack. Because no sooner does he start digging when his first contact is murdered, the death somehow kept secret from the media. As a prime suspect, he cant shake the sensation hes being watchedor finally succumbing to the stress of his past. Paranoid delusion or dangerous reality, Butler might be onto something much deeper than anyone imagined. But thats where Butler thrives.If he hasnt signed his own death warrant.