The theft of the world's rarest diamond by masked wrestlers is only the beginning of a world of trouble for The Middleman and Wendy... who must not only solve the crime, but also confront the most lethal man alive - the master of the Wu-Han Death Thumb - the man known only as Sensei Ping!

"The Temporary Employment Sanction".Working in absurd secrecy, the Middleman stares down threats from the extra- infra- and juxta-terrestial with a big gun and a have-a-nice-day grin. The Middleman: he fights evil so you don't have to.

Who is the haunted loner known as Wraith? What are his chilling powers, how did he get them, and what is the tragic quest that drives him?