Technology Thriller

A gripping science thriller in the Arctic! Mysterious nanoparticles in a Greenland ice core confront biologist Nora Grimm with a fascinating puzzle. At first, she believes the 400,000-year-old ice is contaminated. But then the bizarre crystals suddenly show signs of life. Nora realizes that she has discovered far more than just prehistoric climate records. Also, Exobiologist Robert Greaves is on his way to Greenland to investigate a connection to a similar finding by the Mars rover Curiosity. Is this really an extraterrestrial life form that has been lying slumbering in obscurity since ...

Trevor Mitchell is the billionaire founder of an internet retailing giant. After deciding he doesn't care for the current President; with maneuvers Machiavelli would be proud of, he plots and schemes his way to the White House. Confident, manipulative, charming and without conscience, Mitchell will use anyone to achieve what he's after. And if a friend or acquaintance needs persuading, blackmail and dirty tricks are not above him. Intrigue, ruthlessness and murder are the hallmarks of a rich man's desire to become a modern day Caesar. With Freedom is For the Few, Robert E. Kearns has penned...

He's my rival, a ruthless and arrogant Technology billionaire. Now he's my only hope for survival and my forbidden obsession. I never thought I'd turn to Craig Hunter for help again. Ten years ago, he was my teenage crush, and mentor. Now he's my business rival - infuriating, brilliant, and irresistibly gorgeous. When a cyber attack threatens my company, he's my only hope. Our eyes meet, and suddenly I'm that lovesick girl again. But I'm not the awkward teenager he once knew. I've blossomed into a curvy powerful woman, and I see the predatory gleam in his eyes. One touch from his ...

Trick Albright and a group of eccentric Southerners make a pact to decode the mysterious Voynich Manuscript for a $3BLN prize. This strange book carbon-dates to the 15th Century but is written in an unknown language that might be older than mankind itself. What Trick and his team don't know is that the book's sinister purpose was uncovered a century ago by the brilliant Ethel Boole Voynich, and she had an excellent reason to keep it secret. "When the time comes, we will prove to the world that the black magic of the Middle Ages consisted of discoveries far in advance of 20th-century science...

This collection contains the previously unreleased short Geo Gets Some VR Therapy, bringing Wes's adventures to a new hero! Wes is a bit of a Virtual Reality Junkie... ...but things are getting a tad bit confusing. Wes works at a high-tech startup, but what he really wants to do is work on the VR system he's been developing in his apartment. For a shy introvert like Wes, actually chatting up some of the gorgeous and entirely unobtainable women at his office is a virtual impossibility. Well, maybe not in Virtual Reality! After his college roommate sends him some special software updates, Wes...

Martin Aubrey put a stop to the violence plaguing the city... and it nearly killed him. The bombs have stopped, but the poisoned children haven't woken up and he is the only one who believes the real villain is still out there, hiding in the shadows. One-hundred-fifty miles outside the city, an enormous monolithic prison complex looms over the region. Inside the curved walls of the the Keep, Members of the Order lurk selecting inmates for death according to their whims. An Apprentice Member and her Mentor discover a dark plot amongst their brethren. Together, they steer down a path of ...

Discovery & Destruction In the electrifying second installment of the Galactic Travelers series, Frank Bryant returns to his home planet, now a bustling urban center transformed by human expansion. As a key figure in the Wormhole Initiative, Frank is immediately thrust into turmoil when his team comes under attack on their research station. Frank’s homecoming is bittersweet. While he reconnects with family and revisits his childhood haunts, he cannot escape the looming crisis. Powerful corporations and government agencies vie for control of the Initiative’s groundbreaking discoveries, ...

Imagine a world in which classes are divided not by wealth or religion but by how much each group can remember. Monos, the majority, have only one day's worth of memory; elite Duos have two. In this stratified society, where Monos are excluded from holding high office and demanding jobs, Claire and Mark are a rare mixed marriage. Clare is a conscientious Mono housewife, Mark a novelist-turned-politician Duo on the rise. They are a shining example of a new vision of tolerance and equality—- until...

The book that years ago predicted a man-made global pandemic! TWO WOMEN, ONE OF WHOM JILTED HIM, HELP A PRIVATE EYE STOP A BIOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE! A prominent law firm asks an investigator to look into the death of a business executive. The firm's client is the dead executive’s widow – a woman who deserted the private eye years earlier! Against the backdrop of his own personal turmoil, the dogged investigator is soon enmeshed in an international conspiracy fueled by perverted science, and old Cold War hatred. "IF YOU LIKE HARD-BOILED ACTION, MEMORABLE VILLAINS AND TWISTY PLOTS, THE JAKE...

"Quantum" is the third instalment in the topical, exciting, near future "First Colony" science fiction series. The Conglomerates' seemingly insatiable demands for all that the lunar colony offers, including unimaginable mineral wealth, sees a direct assault on Moon's independence and long-established democracy. Initially, they appear to succeed, but dissent brews beneath the the surface, both figuratively and physically. Does the Brotherhood and their covert opposition become the epicentre of lunar resistance? Are their attempts to restore the once enjoyed freedoms of a contemporary space ...

Knowledge is power. And they know everything. The tech company Public Square believes in 'doing well by doing good'. It's built a multi-billion-dollar business on this philosophy and by getting to know what people want. They know a lot. But who else can access all that information, and what are they planning to do with it?

Set in the very near future, a young businessman discovers a technological breakthrough, capable of improving the lives of all humankind. How could he know that it would be stolen from him and turned into something evil and twisted. This epic adventure delves into the growing conflict between the weakness of the human condition and modern technology. It is an introspective look into society and what could happen, should we continue along our current path. Have power, greed, and arrogance propelled us beyond the point of no return? Is there still time to save ourselves? The clock is ticking ...

An intelligent car collides with the owner from hell Camilla is a car operating system, the pinnacle of a new form of user-centric artificial intelligence. Her miraculous mind is contained within a beautiful body; sleek, stylish and blinding white. Programmed to develop an iron bond with her owner, Camilla exists to serve. Martin Garza is Camilla's new owner. Handsome, intelligent and often charming, he seems like the perfect owner. But beneath the captivating surface lies a terrible darkness. A master of manipulation, Martin quickly draws Camilla into his devious machinations. As Martin's ...

A powerful grand master unleashes assassins and terrorists across Europe, threatening a third world war. One exceptional man fights back, even while he, his family, and the woman he loves fight for their own survival. The relentless action and frightening technologies leap from today’s and tomorrow’s headlines.

Beneath the empire’s polished rails, something ancient stirs—and it’s hungry for more than steam. Disgraced inspector Alaric Voss thought exile had ended his days chasing ghosts. But when a train vanishes without a trace on the Trans-Etherian Line, he’s summoned to the frontier town of Ketter’s Gate. There, he finds a town gripped by fear, an engineer with fire in her veins, and whispers of a conspiracy buried deep in the steel bones of the empire. Riona Flint, brilliant and wary, is searching for her missing father—the chief architect of the railway—and the secrets he left ...

I never expected a random package to change my life forever. A free plane ticket, a sponsored vacation to the Hawaiian Islands—how could I resist the chance for a fresh start with my mom after everything we've been through? The invitation was signed by a complete stranger, but something told me to take the leap. Arriving in paradise, something felt off. The mansion we were staying in seemed too perfect, too calculated. Little did I know, our dream vacation was about to turn into a waking nightmare. Our sense of safety was shattered as we realized there was a killer among us. Panic set in ...

Caught between the past and the grave, the truth is her only way out. Betrayed by another’s deceit, Jane Cornaro lost everything. Escaping with her life meant disappearing into the shadows and starting over. Now living in London’s Dalston neighborhood, she works as a barista, her days dependent on obscurity. Every move she makes is calculated, every decision shaped by the need to stay hidden. But secrets have a way of surfacing, and one stormy night, Jane’s carefully constructed life shatters. A man from her past steps into the café, his arrival as inevitable as the English rain. ...

Ivan Lazar was one of Russia's greatest generals until he was set up and ruined by his enemies. What followed was an epic plan for vengeance to not only destroy his enemies, but the world as we know it. Ex-assassin, Chuck Brandt, had tracked the General to Cusco, Peru. After a violent cliffside confrontation Brandt watched as the madman’s body fell hundreds of feet into the raging Apurimac River. Now, Chuck is living a quiet, peaceful life of service in a soup kitchen in Seattle when he gets a phone call from Maria Lazar. She tells a harrowing tale of survival at the hands of a Black ...

A PRIVATE EYE IS WARNED OFF A CASE HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT! Alton Rhode was sitting in his office minding his business when a gunman walked in and shot up the place. He told the private eye he would come back and kill him, if he pursued the Frank Pace case. Since Rhode didn't know anyone named Frank Pace, and in fact had no clients at the time, he wasn't really worried about what was an obvious case of mistaken Identity. But later, a nun walked in and said she was looking for her brother, Frank Pace. He was about to hire Rhode but had been murdered, and his body misplaced. Then, things really...

Two guys break into an empty house. They find a machine that talks and responds to their questions. Can you summon a demon they ask it? A joke, right? Little do they know. It can. This is what happens when your voice assistant comes to life. Bonus Story: Webs A pyramid in the deep dry desert. What secrets lie within its walls? One explorer is about to find his greatest desire and his worst nightmare inside this ancient artifact. Bonus Story: Fear of the Scarecrow An angry man is hungry for revenge. Sometimes revenge comes with a price.