The Brothers Shikoku is the second volume in C. Descry's cycle of novels that includes The Daughters of Onoto and The Fallout Solution. Together, this spy trilogy comprises a thrilling story set in the the formative years of the '70s. The manipulated economies of nations, evil as religious fervor, a supranational cartel, competing covert governmental agencies, the drug trade, and the rise and fall of ruthless corporations are exposed. David Dean arrives in Calcutta and reels with cultural shock. He can not escape his handlers or the forces using him for their covert purposes. From Calcutta to Kathmandu and then on to Delhi and Agra (the Taj Majal), he escapes only to be discovered again in Bombay. "I don't care if you believe me or not. I'm not working for you. I'm not playing your games. Let me alone. Let me do what I came here to do." "You are not important. What you want or think is of no interest to us. What you do for us is your only worth."