Race Harleson is up against it big time: The world is stripping naked, and it seems to be some form of viral madness. He ends up shot into space with a couple of sharp veteran astronauts...and a new sidekick, Dark Matter. Physics super-prodigy Crayten "Cray-Cray" Hobbs has juiced himself up so much that he can alter the essence of matter to his rather freewheeling will, so Race is understandably both awed and annoyed by the hyper young man, and he's stuck keeping his fingers crossed that the people who sent them up there knew what they're doing. And when nothing goes as hoped, it soon becomes obvious that what's behind the bizarre and embarrassing global phenomenon isn't half as scary as plain old greedy rich people. Race ends up a high-speed serial kidnapper, abducting the world's wealthiest and carrying them off to a tropical island nowhere for a little barbecue, some spirits and what he hopes will be some desperately needed plain talk. But a party crasher trashes those plans, leaving Race to deal with potential disaster on all fronts. As long as he stays naked, he may have a chance.