After her critically acclaim-ed departure, Point Decept-ion, Marcia Muller returns with a new Sharon McCone mystery set in the cut-throat computer world of San Francisco.Sharon McCone has decided to throw herself into work so she can get past her brothers suicide, but the wrongful-death suit she is working on hits too close to home. Its a civil case in which the family of a young zine em-ployee claims his suicide was the result of his companys treatment of him. In his final journal entry, Roger Nagasawa describes his fatal plunge from the San Francisco Bridge as being swept away from sadness. With the help of her friend, J.D. Smith, McCone investigates the InSite offices and soon learns of its publishers less-than-professional activities. She also learns that Roger had been afraid for his life since he was a witness to computer espionage. Faced with the death of her friend, Smith, and the sudden disappearance of Rogers associate, McCone must keep one step ahead of the game and solve this mysteryor else become the next victim. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.