Two students have previously died in Margaret's new dormitory room and more troubling events follow: a resident commits suicide, another is arrested for drug dealing and murder, and an explosion rocks the building; Margaret must negotiate with a notorious crime boss; and she discovers an abused wife and sex slavery tools at the home where she babysits. But Margaret has allies too: Vladimir, a former general in Russia's Presidential Security Service, who considers her a daughter; the Followers of Dike, a computer hacker group at neighboring Columbia University; a disabled lawyer, Margaret's father, whose actions exemplify courage; and her boyfriend, Randy, who is the love of her life. R. L. Rhyse, a former resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, is the author of the books in the Margaret of Greenwich(r) Young Adult series. These include Margaret of Greenwich, Margaret and Erika, Margaret at War, Margaret in Tokyo, Margaret and Eve, Margaret and Velda, Margaret and Emily, Margaret and Hillary, Margaret in London, and Margaret at Barnard.