Alan Dean Foster 
Cyber Way 

Homicide — or cosmic catastrophe?Detective Vernon Moody is a modern cop who likes to catch killers the modern way — with computer webs, databases and common sense.So he’s not happy when his latest case revolves around the supposedly mystical properties of a lost Navaho sandpainting. Or when the painting leads him to suspect an alien presence in his modern world.No Moody’s getting scared and what started out as a routine murder investigation may uncover the very nature of reality — or destroy it forever!