“… high-octane adventure with nonstop twists and turns … City of Schemes just the ticket for a thoroughly engrossing read.” – Midwest Book Review

The year is 2028 and the Feds have appropriated Northern California for the Great Experiment. They designate it “Norcal” and create satellite-enforced borders to protect the clinical purity of society’s most ambitious scientific and social advancements. Megan Garrity and her 13-year-old autistic son Nick, cannot resist the trafficker’s offer to be smuggled into Norcal. Megan will be given a new life, programs for Nick she never imagined possible. The dream becomes a nightmare. Norcal is a failed experiment co-opted by a corrupt kingpin armed with a hitman and a hacker employing the tremendous power of the Grid, internet taken to a never-before-seen level.

For reasons Megan cannot fathom, she and Nick become checkers on a chessboard in a battle between the kingpin and a vigilante hacker. Megan and Nick fight for survival as they struggle to bring the pieces of the puzzle into focus.