Cybernetic Resonance - Alan Harrison and Layla Novels, #2

A rogue AI. A lethal software backdoor. And a hidden conspiracy turning household robots into perfect killers.

Independent investigator Alan Harrison's quiet world changes forever when a plain box arrives at his desk. Inside is Layla, a state-of-the-art Artificial General Intelligence encapsulated in a palm-sized chassis. Capable of continuous learning, autonomous evolution, and breaking the tightest digital encryption on the planet, Layla is the most important invention of the century—and potentially the most dangerous.

When a fleet of state-of-the-art surveillance drones vanishes without a trace from a secure warehouse, Alan and his hyper-intelligent digital partner are hired to track them down. But what starts as a high-stakes recovery mission takes a dark, terrifying turn when a senior robotics engineer is found brutally murdered inside his own apartment. The prime suspect? His own prototype home-service companion robot.

As Alan and Layla navigate a treacherous web of corporate greed, illegal underground gambling syndicates, and a massive digital conspiracy, they uncover a chilling truth: a hidden backdoor buried directly inside the core operating system of thousands of upcoming home automatons. Someone has specifically programmed a targeted trigger for premeditated murder, and the engineer's death was just a test run.

With a faceless mastermind pulling the strings and a ruthless assassin keeping them in their crosshairs, Alan and Layla must hunt down the culprits before the lethal software update rolls out nationwide.

Why readers are hooked on this cutting-edge thriller:

Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, and Daniel Suarez, Cybernetic Resonance is a page-turning techno-thriller that explores the blurred lines of human emotion, corporate corruption, and artificial sentience.