Book Description

When Liz Harper-Forbes finds a flash drive lying on the pavement at a local plaza she is determined to return it to its rightful owner. To find the owner’s identity, she enlists the help of her friend, Catori Loloma, who is on indefinite medical leave from her career in Army Intelligence. What Catori discovers on the flash drive sends them into hiding while they attempt to unravel the puzzle contained in the encrypted files. Their quest for answers takes them into seclusion at friend’s cabin in the Shenandoah Mountains, where they barely escape an ambush. On the run again, they take a chance and enlist the expertise of a Computer Science Professor at the University whose team is working on state-of-the-art encryption programs. After several tries the team agrees that it will take some time to come up with the correct algorithm. The body count is mounting, their options are running out, and Staunton, VA, is the next logical place to find answers. If they don’t solve the secrets contained on the flash drive, this could be their final battle.