Jason Keltner, an electronic musician in Pasadena, California, meets Monica Gleason at a yearly arts and technology convention. During a chance encounter, Jason is able to talk Monica, a high-tech performance artist, out of her stage fright and onto the stage. While performing, she is killed by one of her stage lasers.Recently divorced and in need of a mission, Jason neglects his job and finds the killer with the help of his two best friends, his computer/electronics studio and a mysterious online stranger. With its focus on music, sound and gadgets, Show Control will be a hit with musicians, artists and computer users.. "The archetype of the amateur detective is taken to a new level of wit ... Snyder certainly shows control, deftness, diversity and a wealth of talent in this first effort " Mystery Scene. "A brilliantly unique and mesmerizing Its witty use of modern premise and humor make it one of those books you don't want to put down " Scott R. Garrigus, Recording Magazine. "If Gibson is the Gibson of cyberlit, then Synder is the Fender " Buck Dharma, The Blue Oyster Cult