The next breakthrough in technology might protect you. Or it might decide you’re in the way.
Alan Harrison is stepping confidently into the next phase of his life. His new private investigation agency is small but promising—thanks to Stacy, his unflappable office manager, and Layla, the advanced AI partner whose insight, intuition, and unsettling independence make her unlike anything the world has seen.
But when seventy‑three surveillance drones vanish without a trace and an engineering supervisor is found brutally murdered, Alan and Layla are pulled into a mystery that threatens the entire robotics industry.
The prime suspect? The P4 home companion robot—engineered for comfort, now linked to violence.
As Alan digs into the human motives behind the drone disappearances, Layla turns her attention to the P4’s underlying code—and uncovers a pattern that shouldn’t exist. Someone has manipulated the world’s most trusted machines, twisting them toward a purpose no one can explain.
To solve the case, Alan must rely on Layla more than ever. And Layla must confront a question she was never designed to ask: What does it mean to protect a human when the danger comes from humans themselves?
Perfect for fans of:
- Sara Driscoll’s Lone Wolfe (an FBI K-9 Novel)
- Michael Crichton’s Prey
- Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter
