About the book: 2019 / Distant future. An epidemic of suicides is raging on Earth, young people are dying, but the police are powerless, their employees cannot unravel the reason pushing teenagers to take a disastrous step. Janie, the sister of one of the victims, vowed to solve the crime; the girl is helped by a programmer who is in love with her, Richie Gallagher, who fled from the colony planet Newtown. Pursued by Newtown security operatives, a community of thieves and a mysterious youth killer, Richie finds like-minded people among programmers. The fight must determine who is stronger - intelligence or brute force, high technology or even newer technology.