The future is always shaped by the present.New York City， the next decade: terrorism is more threatening than ever; skyscrapers are a cherished， defiant statement; underground concourses have multiplied because of the sense of security they provide; law enforcement and civil liberties groups clash over the proper boundary between public safety and personal freedom. That s the tenor of the times when NYPD forensic detective Dr. Phil D Amato is called in to investigate an urgent case--squirrels missing from Central Park!It sounded like a joke， but Phil soon discovers it s anything but. A new telecom technology can put implants into the brains of living squirrels to translate what they are seeing into computer-viewable images. But who s behind this surveillance breakthrough? Federal agencies or terrorists? Phil s latest adventure pits personal loyalties against public responsibilities， privacy against freedom， security against animal rights， all against a backdrop of a near-future， post-9/11 New York City that is completely recognizable， even with its new generation of advanced cellular phones， free-standing holograms， tunneling technologies， transport systems， and forensic computers. The Pixel Eye offers a vision of a future we may all soon be living in.