At the forefront of this gripping thriller are the possible uses of the described technology. I really hope it will never be possible to download a persons conciousness and thought process in order to recreate the person - or worse. It won't do us any good to play God.
It is only logical that a project like this would draw every imaginable enemy to get it.

Adam's brother has made millions with his new cutting edge company while Adam is working for the DEA. Adam's girlfriend is in the end stages of a disease that will kill her so he takes a position at his brother's company, in security in order to get her treatment.

All is not well. The company has a cutting edge facility on an island off the coast of Massachusetts and someone has died, shortly before Adam arrives. Then more company-critical people die. What is going on? Adam seems to be the right person to get to the bottom of it, but he's also concerned about his girlfriend's life.

A thriller that will keep you wanting to know how it all turns out.

this was a really interesting thriller novel, it had that tense atmosphere that I was looking for and enjoyed from the genre. I loved the action elements and thought it was a great change from other books in the genre. Jeffrey James Higgins writes a strong story and loved the way the characters were written. I hope to read more in this world and from the author.

When DEA Special Agent Adam Locke's wife is diagnosed with cancer, he takes a step down in his career to take care of her. This means working with his rich brother as a security guard.

He is to find out that in terms of danger from industrial espionage and more, it is not a step down at all. For his brother was working for a company using AI and software to upload the entire consciousness of an individual onto a computer., to be uploaded into something better. A tempting prospect for someone whose loved one is dying.

Also tempting for anyone driven by less than the best of motives. By evil.

Then, key employees start getting murdered. Locke has to track down which interests, family or international, are seeking to profiteer from these extraordinary discoveries.

Whether or not modern technology has really got to the point it reaches here, and whether a cure for death is really this feasible, this is a superb thriller as well as a satisfying whodunit, with the villain truly hiding in plain sight. The authenticity of the novel comes from the writer's own experience as a cop, the science fiction of it plausible enough to add to unease about where technology might be headed.

A highly engrossing read!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and it was very fast paced reading. It’s also very scary knowing that this could be something that could be happening in our lifetime very soon in the future. I would recommend this to anybody who enjoys reading mystery, suspense, and about advanced technology.


I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

AI technology has reached a point where a ‘singularity’ is in sight—human and machine intelligence merge. A former DEA agent, Adam, is in the middle of the story: his brother is the money man for the tech company, and his girlfriend would benefit from the research as she is dying. With big money involved, trouble ensues. Murders mount as key personnel are eliminated. Finding out who’s responsibility falls to Adam in what may be the start of an excellent series.

A former DEA agent, whose girlfriend is dying of cancer, becomes a security consultant at a company that is combining AI with brain mapping in order to scan and download the essence of a person. The goal is to extend life, but several people with connections to the Forever Technology company have lost theirs. Can Agent Adam Locke uncover the secrets before anyone else dies, including his girlfriend?

This book will keep the reader awake into the wee hours trying to figure out who is on which side of right and wrong, good and evil. The writing is excellent with well-developed characters and vivid linguistic paintings of the island, the research facility, and other locales. The descriptions of technology seem believable and just around the corner in real life. All of these elements combine into a satisfying novel worth of a second read.