Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216).

1953: At the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when he "jumped or fell" from the ninth floor of a Washington hotel. 1975: With the release of the Rockefeller Commission report on illegal CIA activities, LSD is linked to Wilson's death. Wilson's family and the press suspect the CIA of foul play; the White House doesn't want the truth to get out. Agent Jack Gabriel, an old friend of the Wilson family, is instructed by the CIA director to find out what really happened to Wilson. As key witnesses die from suspicious causes, Gabriel realizes that the closer he gets to the truth, the more he puts himself and his family at risk. -- adapted from jacket