A fast-paced mystery novel with strong female protagonists. The story revolves around a fictional university in the hills above Redwood City, CA, known as Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC). A young researcher at SUEC, Dr. Nia Johnes, is shot by a mysterious killer. The seemingly idyllic university community is turned upside down as FBI special agent Terrel Wright, CIA operative Dr. Annya Segond and radiologist Dr. Lili Pham work together to solve the mystery behind Nia's death. Are the unexplained infections that are plaguing the campus somehow connected? What are the unsettling research activities that the SUEC leaders would prefer to keep quiet? Terrel, Annya and Lili must fight to save their lives and their careers as they race to prevent further deaths and to uncover the shocking truth behind who killed Nia Johnes.