Dr. Karl Brohier and his team of professional scientist-nerds started the greatest revolution in human history when they accidentally stumbled on a method of creating a field that can "trigger" the gunpowder in all bullets and bombs, causing them to detonate at a safe distance. Clearly, this is an invention that will tremendously affect crime, violence, and, especially, conventional warfare.

At first, crime and violence hit unbelievable lows. Slowly, the world adjusts to a new, surprising revolution -- a revolution for peace. Then the military-industrial complex, professional criminals, and terrorists react -- catapulting Brohier and the other scientists into a paranoid and deadly world of international intrigue and betrayal.

"The Trigger" is vintage Arthur C. Clarke, a fast-paced novel of ideas and imagination enhanced by Michael P. Kube-McDowell's talent for characterization and ingenious plotting.