The 34th Degree

Dishonorably discharged from the armed forces, Sam Deker is trying to build a new life. But he discovers that the unusual lightwave-induced torture he barely survived has changed him. The Pentagon believes that change makes him the only one who can endure the top-secret program known as the 34th Degree. The stunning technological breakthrough uses the sliced brain tissues of dead terrorists to enter their memories and glean priceless intelligence.