An unrecognizably charred body found at the scene of an inexplicable fire throws Denver police detective Gabe Wager into action. Who was the victim? Was the fire an accident, arson, or murder? As Wager sifts through the evidence, it begins to look more and more like murder and he finds himself locked into an unexpected, and unwanted, alliance with the FBI.Special Agent Mallory has a file several inches thick on Libeus King. King is a known guerrilla environmentalist who is as charming as he is ruthless. The FBI knows King is responsible for several attempted attacks on government defense arsenals and nuclear power plants, but they have yet to track him down. Now they believe King is somehow related to the Denver fire and probably has a greater, and much more terrifying plan in mind. While Wager hopes to solve his murder case and stay out of FBI business, he realizes that if King succeeds with whatever his plan is, thousands of innocent lives will be endangered.Wager and Mallory team up in a race against the clock to figure out King's next target - and to be sure they are there one step ahead of him. In a thriller for the modern age, Burns uses his skills to combine a gripping police procedural with an environmentally conscious plot. The result is a taut, riveting tale. Read Less