Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

After being tasked with stealing a page from a priceless, ancient book, brilliant scientist and master thief Gideon Crew discovers a hidden map on the back of the book's parchment, in the third novel of the series following Gideon's Corpse.

As a boy, he watched as his father, who had taken a man hostage, was shot down by a sniper. After dispatching the man responsible for his fatherś murder, Gideon is offered a job with a private contractor that does hush-hush work for the government. Gideonś mission: to intercept a Chinese scientist and relieve him of the plans for a top-secret weapon.