The Silk Code

Phil D'Amato, a New York City forensic detective (also featured in several of Levinson's popular short stories and two subsequent novels), is caught in an ongoing struggle that dates all the way back to the dawn of humanity on Earth--and one of his best friends is a recent casualty. Unless Phil can unravel the genetic puzzle of the Silk Code, he and his loved ones will soon be just as dead. Winner Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction novel of 1999.