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In the shadows of the underworld, there lurks a syndicate of untold reach and power: a cabal sosecretive, their machinations remain hidden to even the highest authorities. An organization with thepower to shape the fate of nations and their people on a whim. A group that can reach anyone,anywhere, yet remains elusive and impossible to root out. They are... COBRA.

Psychologist Dr. Lester Horvath is a rising star in COBRA: he has developed a number scheme thatcategorizes recruits for the sinister organization. Michael Monk is a failure—jobless, broke, on the verge ofsuicide. When a therapy test brings startling results, Dr. Horvath may suddenly have a purpose for him…

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