A Wine Red Silence

In the balkanized, bizarre, politically correct world of the future, sin has not yet been eradicated. Neither has murder... Private detective Jerico Drake is a tough guy. He's used to dealing with a world that has basically rejected goodness. With the nation now balkanized into white, black, and Hispanic sections, and the new breed of "genrich" (genetically sculptured) humans, technology has given evil a few more wrinkles. Drake's client, the young and lovely Lori Hallendorf, seems like a light in the midst of darkness.even though her life has been marred by tragedy. As Drake investigates her brother's murder, he discovers that he's been targeted by an unrelenting assassin-a robotic killer with a shocking kind of artificial intelligence. In a world of nanotechnology and genetic engineering, where fantasies are easily fullfilled but dreams turn to ashes, Drake must pursue a deadly trail that will show him both the worse, and the best, of humankind.