They had been best friends since the early days, driven by one vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, strikingly beautiful, Var and Benny, the brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea who is backing the company. Their newest invention is about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found killed, seemingly defeated by their secret masterpiece. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences? Even Eve Dallas is hard-pressed for an answer. But as she digs deeper behind the fatade of the gaming world, she finally sees the killer's game is far from over ...