[The Enigma 08] • The Enigma Broker

The Enigma Broker , the eighth book in The Enigma Series, takes readers on a thrilling journey into a dangerous digital underworld while raising troubling questions about our dependence on technology and our current obsession with social media avenues for communication.

All around the world, commodity prices are plummeting, and nobody asks why. The steep drop in the markets for oil, copper, coal, and other commodities threatens to destabilize nations and bring them to the verge of economic collapse. Amid fears that further drops in value could devastate civilization, the R-Group quietly engages.

The R-Group was formed during World War II. After delivering the Enigma machine to the British, they used their copy of the device to safeguard wealth and property from the Nazis. Today they use information-gathering and security capabilities to protect us from cyber-attacks. The R-Group uses their respected position with private and public entities to insure the right information is available for those responsible to make informed decisions.

Jacob and Petra begin investigating the free fall in oil prices and soon discover disturbing clues that may implicate a "dark matter organization"--a shady organization that leaves no digital footprint behind. Meanwhile, ICABOD, the group's supercomputer, teams up with government investigators to identify potential suspects. Quip and EZ also apply their special talents assiduously to the case but don't let their work interfere with their blossoming relationship.