In Dead Silent Calm, the seventh book in the nine-book Janitor series, the team goes after a madman Chinese scientist who in addition to coming up with two deadly formulas to unleash on the U.S., is working with al-Qaida. And we also have a major change in the make-up of the team. Two of the new members will stay with the team until it's disbanded, and will be main factors (team leaders) in the nine-book Asps series that will follow the Janitors.

For those of you not paying attention, China is no friend of the United States. It would seem they took notes as we buried the Soviet Union with Star Wars and blue jeans. This story, however, is about one of their scientists who frightens even some higher-ups within China.