Down dirty—or dead! Vice Detective Mick Traven knew the streets, the dives, and hangouts of Dallas because his life depended on it. He could spot and bust drug dealers, chip runners, and body jackals long before they targeted him. And his skill was enhanced by the best tech the department could buy. But now he stumbled on something so big that he was quickly yanked off the case, and exiled to a Homicide detail with a drunk for a partner. Still, Mick had no intention of letting go of the case just because someone was covering up. And before he knew it, he was in hot pursuit of a madman who was leaving a trail of beautiful bodies behind. This led straight to the inner sanctums of Nagamuchi, the Japanese megacorp that was buying and selling the good old U.S.A. What had begun as just another dirty case suddenly escalated to a private war with a top deck jockey who had all of cyberspace in which to hide—and kill…