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Gibson Vaughn, a former Marine and gifted hacker, is drawn into recovering money stolen by a Madoff-like con man about to be released from prison. His skills make him a threat to powerful people guarding hidden fortunes.
The plot centers on a swindler's secret offshore stash that many parties race to seize. Greed converging on a single hidden prize drives the multi-sided conflict.
The action concentrates in a struggling West Virginia town where the financier is confined. Local desperation collides with high-level corruption and intelligence interests.
The novel frames its hero delivering payback the legal system failed to, using hacking as the weapon. It treats digital skill as a new form of frontier justice.