"When a high-ranking government official is kidnapped, the Prime Minister must call in his top crime fighting force known as Section 9.o Lead by the beautiful (and deadly) Major Kusanagi, the cybernetically enhanced squad must use all their skill to take down the kidnappers and rescue the hostages.o But that's only half of the mission; can Kusanagi and company find out who's behind the kidnapping, and, more importantly, just what they're after?o Find out in this thrilling first volume of The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex."