Marcus,a.k.aw1n5t0n,isonlyseventeenyearsold,buthefigureshealreadyknowshowthesystemworks-andhowtoworkthesystem.Smart,fast,andwisetothewaysofthenetworkedworld,hehasnotroubleoutwittinghishighschool’sintrusivebutclumsysurveillancesystems.ButhiswholeworldchangeswhenheandhisfriendsfindthemselvescaughtintheaftermathofamajorterroristattackonSanFrancisco.Inthewrongplaceatthewrongtime,MarcusandhiscrewareapprehendedbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityandwhiskedawaytoasecretprisonwherethey’remercilesslyinterrogatedfordays.WhentheDHSfinallyreleasesthem,Marcusdiscoversthathiscityhasbecomeapolicestatewhereeverycitizenistreatedlikeapotentialterrorist.Heknowsthatnoonewillbelievehisstory,whichleaveshimonlyoneoption:totakedowntheDHShimself.
