Since his millionaire father never gives him any money, slacker genius Evan Macalister "liberates" equipment from Dad s business and sells it on line. But then a man is murdered and Mr. Macalister is accused. Evan alone can clear his father s name but only by revealing his own theft operation. And then he ll be grounded forever. There s just one thing to do find the real murderer. Armed only with a cryptic e-mail from someone named Lubchenko, Evan sets off on a quest that catapults him and his two best friends into a world of danger and international intrigue.