Three decades after a pandemic killed most of the world’s population, Jim Cross lives in Los Angeles where he makes his living as a scavenger. He’s paid to find everything from computer parts to works of art. It’s a dangerous job, but he’s paid well for it and he’s considered the best in the business.All that changes when Cross is hired by a client to find who murdered his brother. His investigation places him in the middle of a cat and mouse game involving the local political machine, powerful industrialists, and a resurgent federal government. Before he’s through, Cross not only knows the truth, but he holds the future of mankind in his hands.Now he has to decide what to do with it.