Audio Book Description:
Hollis Henry is a journalist,on investigative assignment from a magazinecalled Node. Itdoesn`t exist yet, whichis fine, she`s used to that, but itseems to be actively preventingthe kindof buzz that magazines normally cultivate before they begin to exist. That would be odd, and even a littlescary, if Hollis allowed herself to think about it much, which she can`t afford to do. Tito is in his early twenties. Hisfamily came from Cuba. He speaks fluent Russian, lives in one room in a warehouse in Manhattan, and does delicate jobs involving informationtransfer. Milgrim is a high-endjunkie, hooked on prescriptionantianxiety drugs. He figureshe wouldn`t survive twenty-fourhours if Brown, the mystery manwho saved him from a misunderstanding with his dealer, ever stopped supplying the little bubble-packs. What Brown is upto, Milgrim can`t say. It seemsto be military- at least, Milgrim`s very nuanced Russianis a big part of it, as is breaking into locked rooms. Bobby Chombo is a "producer."In his day job Bobby is a troubleshooter for military navigation equipment. He refusesto sleep in the same placetwice. He meets no one. HolllisHenry has been told to find him.