The Liaison Option: Simulation Series 1

Matthew Cripten is a newly promoted Chicago Police detective. Anxious to prove his metal he enthusiastically jumps into his first murder case. The only lead for he and his partner David Allen to follow is a binder written entirely in Latin and the fact that the victim was involved in a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). In the course of the investigation, Matthew is lured into the strange, online gaming world of the Cosmos and uncovers more than he ever expected. He is thrust into the Roman culture dominated by the leadership of Daryl Benkarda, known only in the Cosmos as General Nedor. There he learns that the Romans and Barbarians have been at war for the last twenty-five years over control of the mysterious Cosmos.
Simultaneously enjoyable and thought provoking, the Simulation Series explores the new realities exposed by the 21st century. When we live in a world where identities can be obscured, what does it mean to be in "reality"? Matthew discovers reality is where you are.