Colter Shaw finds people for money. He's not a private investigator, he's there when someone offers a reward for a missing loved one. Colter's survivalist upbringing makes him uniquely qualified for this line of work. Shaw finds a young woman missing from Silicon Valley only to have another person from the area disappear. It seems as if someone is thrusting unsuspecting people into a video game situation brought to life. But if you die, you don't get another chance; you're really dead. Shaw is an interesting protagonist with some mysteries of his own in his past. You can't go wrong with Deaver. His writing is always intelligent, engrossing and suspenseful. I'm sure Colter Shaw will prove to be another popular series for this bestselling author.