ScottDeaver
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Frank Spector wants to save humanity from itself. It's not that he's altruistic. It's that he so enjoys the work, and the methods he employs. VP of an ad agency's Boston branch, his side hobby perfectly prepared him for his companion role in the multinational Hodin cabal. The cabal, too, wants to rid the world of problems, by multiplying Frank's approach billions of times.In San Diego, Debra Ann reunites with an old heartthrob. Celebrating waits as they struggle to save Paul's daughter from her cancer's return. Debra Ann's news instincts pick up the odd bunching of carcinomas on the ward, drawing her into another family's health battles. And her interview with her friend, Sgt. Marci Robbins, for an article on homelessness takes a dark turn - people on the street are too often turning up missing. Amid her challenges, private detective Harry Sanderson calls Debra Ann with a request. His East Coast office needs publicity as cover to protect Jeremy Hansen, a client's son, who is in a difficult employment situation with a shadowy group known as the Hodin cabal. Harry wants Debra Ann to discreetly interview Jeremy, find out if his story's true, and if so, publish it to major outlets. But Jeremy and his girlfriend disappear before Debra Ann can complete her interviews.A country apart, Debra Ann's and Frank's worlds collide when Frank betrays the cabal. His decision to settle a personal score forces his cross-continent escape. Seeking refuge in San Diego, Frank's discovered and defends himself from a hit by the cabal. The spilling of blood has Frank incarcerated in San Diego. Sent by the Court for a mental health examination, Frank's stories of the Hodin cabal's activities alarm the head of the psychiatric unit. Through his friendship with Marci Robbins, he asks Debra Ann to investigate Frank's claims.The aftermath will upend Debra Ann's world... and ultimately, yours.…
