The action-packed novel by the American writer A. Conners is a very colorful and dynamic work, the detective plot of which, built according to all the laws of the genre, develops against the backdrop of fantastic reality. The novel was written by the author based on a computer game he developed, which is very popular in the USA and Europe. Before his death, the deceased ufologist managed to reliably hide the results of his research, which were extremely dangerous for humanity. The scientist was convinced that earthlings had not yet reached the level of development that would allow them to intelligently take advantage of his amazing discovery. And he was not mistaken... The year is 2042. Not so long ago, humanity survived the Third World War. But an even more terrible threat looms over the Earth. UFO scientist Tomaso Malloy's discovery, made while working on a crashed alien spaceship, could reverse the course of earth's history. Private investigator Tex Murphy is faced with a series of mysterious murders and realizes that he has become embroiled in a big game involving intelligence agencies hunting for the results of Malloy's research...