When worldwide governments seek ways to prevent released criminals from reoffending, scientist, Toby Barrett has a brilliant idea of using a titanium brain chip, developed by his colleague Drayton Parkin.
Thus giving the chip the code name HDS aka Hominem de Sententia - Latin to German "to make a person change his opinion." Toby Barrett's idea comes to fruition with great success only to be thwarted by Lydia a nefarious pirate who is stockpiling titanium, steel and narcotics.
Who is this Lydia who maintains she is a wolf in sheep's clothing?
Much to her peril, tenacious and courageous journalist Irish Kearney, sets to find out.
An epic of a story with characters bringing together science, modern day piracy, astronomy, eclipses, shipping, prison reformation, marine biology, fun, laughter, sex and violence all entwined to reach an ultimate and unforseen conclusion.