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The Kill Algorithm

Rebecca Janeway

Editorial: Publishdrive

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2042: Manhattan glitters, a testament to human ambition, but a toxic secret festers beneath its gleaming facade.  Avery Hartman, a brilliant lawyer on the partner track, finds herself defending Archer Technologies, a Silicon Valley titan, against accusations that their revolutionary algorithm, Gaia, is ravaging the planet.  The case becomes personal when the prosecution’s star witness is revealed to be Liam Everett, Gaia’s architect and Avery’s former lover. His testimony exposes not just corporate negligence, but a chilling conspiracy of greed and willful blindness.Torn between ambition and a growing unease, Avery is approached by Margaret Vasquez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with a reputation for uncovering the truth, no matter the cost.  Margaret’s cryptic warnings hint at a plot far deeper than a malfunctioning algorithm, leading Avery down a rabbit hole of encrypted messages and clandestine meetings. Meanwhile, John Bennett, the firm’s senior partner and a man hardened by years of corporate warfare, begins to question the lengths to which they will go to win.As Avery delves deeper, she uncovers a shadowy cabal within Archer, manipulating Gaia to create artificial scarcity and amass unimaginable wealth.  The environmental devastation isn’t a bug; it's a feature.  Caught in a web of deceit, Avery faces an impossible choice: secure her future within the cutthroat world she’s conquered, or risk everything to expose a conspiracy that threatens the very future of the planet.  With Margaret feeding her crucial information and John’s conscience awakening, Avery races against time to uncover the kill switch, a hidden code within Gaia that could stop the destruction, a code Archer deliberately chose to ignore.In a climactic courtroom showdown, Avery must confront not just Archer’s power but the ghosts of her past and the moral compromises she’s made.  The Kill Algorithm is a gripping legal thriller that exposes the dark side of technological innovation and the courage it takes to fight for a world on the brink.
Disponible desde: 12/11/2024.
Longitud de impresión: 133 páginas.

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