small purple cube is a fast-paced double-genre novel, merging a realistic crime story with a dynamic science fiction tale. lee kane is paid to participate in a strange experiment. it's undeniably risky, but he says yes like a man without a choice. he steps into a column of purple light and is transported from modern manhattan to a world of the future in the distant past when the entire earth is covered with snow. to his astonishment, kane arrives to find millions of people living in a fantastic city, located in the exact same spot as modern manhattan. the ever-charming kane navigates this futuristic metropolis, all the while wondering if he'll ever get home. as it turns out, the two new york city police department detectives engaged in a great manhunt, searching for a heartless killer, are looking for lee kane and wondering the exact same thing.