The Aero-Zone is perfect. No crime, no poverty, and no memory of the world that came before. For Elias, survival means being a "Leach"-stealing the digital identities of the city's elite just to stay ahead of the Loom, the massive AI system that keeps reality from unspooling. But his latest heist is a glitch. He didn't just steal a name; he stumbled into a Deletion Protocol. He has 20 hours before his mind is scrubbed to zero.​ --7 Resets. 20 Hours. 1 Stolen Life. ​0 Escapes. ​The clock is ticking. The static is calling. How much of yourself would you borrow to stay alive?

Earth, 35th Century. You can cheat death by downloading your consciousness into a Virtual Universe, with thousands of imaginary worlds to choose from, and countless 'lives' to be 'lived.' But someone of vital importance to the Virtuaverse has been murdered offline. It's up to Daniel Crow Feather, Missing Persons Specialist, to find the virtual Zack Murkerberg in 30 days, because he may hold not only the key to finding his still-at-large murderer - but to the Virtuaverse's survival and that of the 4 billion bodiless virtuals who inhabit it. And in 30 days, without the code to permanently release his consciousness, Murkerberg will be deleted. But things are not what they seem.