From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an electrifying thriller in which a shocking accusation of sexual harassment triggers a gripping psychological game of cat and mouse and threatens to derail a brilliant career. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ';A fresh and provocative story.'People An up-and-coming executive at the computer firm DigiCom, Tom Sanders is a man whose corporate future is certain. But after a closed-door meeting with his new bossa woman who is his former lover and has been promoted to the position he expected to haveSanders finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded the villain. As Sanders scrambles to defend himself, he uncovers an electronic trail into the company's secretsand begins to grasp that a cynical and manipulative scheme has been devised to bring him down. ';Crichton writes superbly. . . . The excitement rises with each page.'Chicago Tribune ';A heart-stop story running on several tracks at once. Disclosure is up to [Crichton's] usual locomotive speed.'The Boston Globe ';Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing.'The Philadelphia Inquirer