"Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him only months to live, Gideon Crew finds out that he and coworker Manuel Garza have mere hours to collect their belongings before the office closes forever. Unexpected and unwarranted, this seems like the most ignoble of terminations--until Gideon and Garza happen upon an incredible discovery. After years of silence, a code-breaking machine has cracked the long-awaited translation of a centuries-old stone tablet, the Phaistos Disc. The mysteries of the message itself hint at incredible treasures, and perhaps even a world-altering secret. Gideon and Garza agree to solve the mystery of the Disk's message and split the spoils. What lies at the end of the trail may save Gideon's life -- or bring it to a sudden, shocking close."--Back cover.