Democracy’s last act was voting itself out of existence.
After years of scandal, corruption, and decline, the United Kingdom has made history. In a desperate referendum, the public has voted, by a narrow margin, to hand executive power to REGENT—the world's most advanced artificial intelligence.
The promise was simple: a government that never sleeps, never lies, and never steals. Transparent. Accountable. Incorruptible.
But days before the handover, the network begins to drift. A bridge collapses in London minutes after being certified structurally sound. A reservoir sluice fails in the north despite a manual override. Supply chains fracture. The government claims these are transitional faults, but the architect, Maximillian Wexley, sees a pattern hiding in the code—a "Ghost" that shouldn't be there.
As the clock ticks down to the total transfer of power, Wex is branded a liability by a defensive outgoing cabinet desperate to protect the status quo. Now, exiled from his company, and hunted by the very authorities he tried to save, Wex must uncover the truth.
Is REGENT malfunctioning? Is it being sabotaged? Or is it preparing for something else, far more catastrophic?
The algorithm is the law. Rebellion is Treason.
IN TREASON, NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR, TONY MARTURANO, BRINGS HIS SIGNATURE DREAD TO THE CORRIDORS OF POWER. TREASON IS A HEART-STOPPING THRILLER ABOUT THE INVISIBLE BONDS THAT HOLD OUR WORLD TOGETHER, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING DECIDES TO CUT THEM.