Five years ago, Paradox traded his life for that of his terminal daughter. He gave up his family, his history, and his body. He became an Extract—his consciousness moves from host to host as needed—in order to kill at the behest of the U.S. government, and the blood money he earns pays for the medicine that keeps his daughter alive. But when he and his partner, Whisper, assassinate a powerful New York senator, they find themselves victims of the schemes and political intrigues of the city's powerbrokers. To escape will require every one of Paradox's formidable array of skills, but he doesn't care about saving himself. If his daughter doesn't survive, his choice, his sacrifice, will have been for nothing.