After being estranged from his family and moving to Barcelona, Alex receives a letter from his long-lost uncle, who claims to be dying and wishes him to become his heir. When he finally arrives in New York, Alex is confronted with the truth behind his uncle's bequest and the mysterious bombings that have terrorized the city.Panicked by his uncle's diabolical plans, Alex makes contact with his father, a high-level anti-espionage agent and mortal enemy of Alex's uncle. Instead of receiving help, Alex is unwillingly recruited into his father's agency. There he learns of his father's own evil plans to break an impenetrable code hidden in his uncle's library and infiltrate the entire world's communication systems. In the face of two evils, Alex must choose between an eccentric psychopath or a methodical madman, both of whom will stop at nothing to destroy the other.About the author:Kenneth Lewes grew up in the Bronx, New York. He earned his first PhD in Renaissance English Literature at Harvard University and his second in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan. He has worked as a psychoanalytic therapist for 25 years and now focuses on fiction writing. In addition to other stories, Mr. Lewes is working on a sequel to The Book-Worm. He currently lives in Manhattan, New York.