In Secrets, Dr. Sybil Norcroft feels as if she has gotten in over
her head in a welter of secrets and conflicts. She undergoes a lie
detector test, gets a major national award, and gets inveigled into
a secret association with the CIA, all in a dizzyingly brief period
of time. She used to think her career as a practicing neurosurgeon
was serious; but, after she is vetted for her CIA position, she
gains a new appreciation for \Òserious\Ó. The
director asks her, \ÒAfter you are actively engaged in
Company work, failing the lie detector test may mean a Company
trial and swift and sure justiceÑthe least noxious being
dismissal. Any questions about the seriousness of that kind of
justice?\Ó Sybil felt chilly after completing that line of
questioning. Her first assignment is to hack into the Russian
president's computer system. The second assignment is to kill a
man. What on earth has this nice lady from California gotten
herself into?
