The Chrysalis Connection is a story of international espionage involving the sabotage of the computer electronic systems of Star Wars and the tactical and strategic defenses of the free world. The trail of intrigue and murder follows the International Olympique Grand Tre Racing Series from the Indy 500 and Monte Carlo Grand Prix races to the Mille Miglia Di Sicilia, where global assassin, Lancer and British spy, Sir Winthrop Sullivan Cross attempt to murder the future president of Italy, Paulo Facci. Ricky Dagger, private eye and ex-Green Beret, coordinates presidential protection and counter-espionage activities amidst a backdrop of top-level international negotiations, which catapult the world to the brink of thermonuclear war and total annihilation. From the midwestern United States to the subtropical paradises of the Riviera and Taormina, Sicily, Ricky Dagger works with the mafia of Italy and the United States to fight the world assassin, who seeks to murder the presidents of the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The success of Glasnost and Perestroika and the survival of the free world depend upon the assassination of the master assassin himself. LANCER MUST BE KILLED-AT ALL COSTS!