ISBN ? (US pbk),,, 0-340-63226-7 (UK pbk)

"The remnants of a community of cybernetically-enhanced supermen -- 'chipheads' -- are hiding from the authorities. They may be the next stage in human evolution. But one of them is insane. He likes to kill.

"When the system of the Ironwood First State Bank is tapped and, nearby, the nude body of a dancer is discovered, savagely mutilated, in the snow, the Computer Subversion Strike Force is called in.

"Enter Ross Bohlen, who wields a computer in one hand and a Colt Python in the other as he follows his instincts to track down the killer..." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1995]

"Terrific edge-of-your-seat action." --Patricia Anthony.

"Cybernetically-enhanced humans. But there's a price to pay... Pelton's Syndrome." --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , January 1996).

"Pelton's Syndrome. Named for Dr.Aynsley Pelton, neurologist at Walter Reed. A progressive and chronic brain dysfunction triggered by massive data influx as found in human/computer interfaces, causing subtle but far-reaching changes in cerebral hormones and neurotransmitters. First symptom, an increase in speed of neural firing, giving the subject a feeling of immense confidence, heightened awareness, and personal well-being. Followed by progressive memory loss, flattening of affect, hallucination, and psychosis. Terminal psychoses were variable and ran the gamut of psychiatric classification." --J.R.Dunn (from the book).