In the sequel to Calculated Risk, Rafe McTavish, security expert and new CEO at interplanetary mega-corp EcoMech, continues his pursuit of a ruthless blackmailer—with the help of his undercover ally, Kama Bhatia, computer hacker and corporate spy. When Rafe's arrival on EcoMech's frontier colony world ruins their adversary's plan for supremacy, events take a deadly turn. As tensions amongst the workers rise and unrest turns to violence, Rafe and Kama race to unmask a killer before Rafe and his family fall victims to a murderous hostile takeover.