The Cast

H. Hunter Greene, III. Witty and accomplished executive editor of the Harvard Gazette, the university’s in-house newspaper. From an old Boston family featuring Harvard grads back to the eighteenth century, he’s thoroughly familiar with his setting but seems to be a magnet for unlikely adventure that can come from any quarter.

Hugo Powell, brilliant jack-of-all-trades engineer at MIT, currently working for the top secret Interdepartmental Office as designer and troubleshooter. A pal of Hunter’s for fifteen years, they played in the same rock band. This time, it’s high-tech helicopters.

Tara Chapin-Gold, widowed in the first paragraph, professor, dedicated scholar, true friend and spiritual guide of Hunter’s. Mother of Abie and Sofi, she’s known Hunter a long time, and their lives will continue to entwine.

Lisa “Cherry” Yamada, impulsive Cal Tech PhD with bright red hair and a sense of destiny. Co-designer and test-pilot of the extraordinary “Sniffer” tracking helicopter, her bravado and bravura are matched only by her talent and precision. No wonder Hunter falls for her, but can anyone hold onto Cherry? She’s a force to be reckoned with.

Vladimir Ulanovsky, turgid and volcanic Russian mini-bomb expert whose discovery of the ancient books of the Tashi Dzog led to his faithful reconstruction of the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction ever devised.

Sri Sri Sudesh Pandit-Ji, the “Savage Swami”, psychopathic Hindu terrorist financing and supporting Vladimir in a bizarre plot to level three major world capitols and destabilize the world order.

Maria Bravo, intense and incisive editor at the MIT Press, longtime friend of both Hunter and Hugo. An aristocratic and temperamental Colombian native, the mother of Mollie Bravo, she’s artistically gifted and always stylish.

Arvind Patel, Harvard-educated Mumbai aristocrat and business executive, also a gifted classical musician.

Lowell Stanleigh, President of Harvard, possessed of a powerful intellect and a smooth self confidence, privy to every part of Harvard, party to nearly everything that goes on in the University. Nothing gets by him, but unexpected circumstances can be challenging.

General Rick Harmon, liason between the U.S. Government and Harvard’s globe-spanning Interdepartmental Office. He’s got more degrees than medals, but in a pinch, he’s a soldier’s soldier, courageous and commanding.

Dieter Reimann, mysterious and suspicious executive from Bogota, runs the Boston office of the “skin factory” DermaSynth, attempts to re-establish the honor of his father, a figure in the early stages of the Nazi party. How many names does he really have?