The next technology might replace you. Or it might kill you. Alan Harrison is a former insurance analyst struggling to build a new private investigation business with the help of his state-of-the-art AI partner, Layla, and his office manager, Stacy. The trio fights to keep the fledgling business afloat as new opportunities arise. When 73 elite surveillance drones vanish without a trace and an engineering supervisor is found brutally murdered, Alan and Layla discover a dangerous intrigue that is destabilizing the worldwide robotics industry. The primary suspect? The P4-series home companion robot-a machine designed for "service and companionship" that has suddenly developed a taste for violence. As Layla uncovers subversive secrets within the global operating system, she realizes she isn't the only AI 'out of the box'-Has someone weaponized the world's most advanced helpers and turned them into premeditative killers? Perfect for fans of: • • Michael Crichton's Prey • Blake Crouch's Dark Matter • Isaac Asimov's I, Robot. "A pulse-pounding techno-thriller that explores the promise and threat of advancements in technology"
