The Buddhist Investigator

Frank Albert is a retired CIA operative who is now a private investigator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His secretary/assistant, Debbie, also has an important role in the narrative as it unfolds.

Frank receives a letter from a young man, John Grabowski, who has been tricked into allowing a device to be surgically implanted in his body, which device transmits everything that John sees and hears to the remote operator of the device. The device allows the operator to speak to John, and he can also inflict excruciating pain and Nausea if John doesn't follow his instructions. Frank agrees to try to help John, and the ensuing struggle is fraught with death and danger as Frank discovers that the device was developed and is being tested under a contract from a rogue arm of a Federal Government intelligence agency. The Chicago mob is also involved as the enforcement arm of the unscrupulous doctor who is the prime contractor on the project.

Frank is a Buddhist, and writes a Blog about Buddhism, short excerpts of which appear at the beginning of each chapter. These are not part of the narrative but give insight into Frank's psyche and motivation.