After a catastrophic motorcycle accident, Jacob Underwood woke up believing he was already dead. This unusual condition has a name?Cotard?s syndrome?and a surprising benefit: Feeling dead makes Jacob frighteningly good at his job. A contract employee of the multinational corporation DBG, he can now carry out his assignments with ruthless precision, untroubled by guilt, fear, dishonor or any moral conflict?the perfect skills for a hired assassin.