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.