Ein Mann erwacht in einem dunklen, kalten Raum. Er öffnet die Augen und stellt fest, dass er auf dem Fußboden einer öffentlichen Toilette liegt. Und dass er sich an nichts mehr erinnern kann.Ohne einen Cent in der Tasche macht Luke, der Mann ohne Gedächtnis, sich daran, herauszufinden, was mit ihm geschehen ist.Bald wächst in ihm der schreckliche Verdacht, dass der Verlust seiner Erinnerung nicht auf natürlichen Ursachen beruht.Hat er etwas gewusst, das so brisant was, dass man ihm die Vergangenheit raubte, um ihn zum Schweigen zu bringen?[Three days that could change the world's political landscape ...A man wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station, his mind stripped bare of all recollection. He has no idea how he got there. He does not even know his own name. Convinced he is a drunken down and out, it isn't until a newspaper report about a satellite launch catches his eye that he begins to suspect all is not what it seems ...The year is 1958, and America is about to launch its first satellite, in a desperate attempt to match the Soviet Sputnik and regain the lead in the space race. As Luke Lucas gradually unravels the mystery of his amnesia, he realizes that his fate is bound up with that of the rocket that stands ready on launch pad 26B at Cape Canaveral. And as he relearns the story of his life, he uncovers long-kept secrets about his wife, his best friend and the woman he once loved more than life itself...]