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The Apex Code
Some codes weren’t meant to be cracked. Some shouldn’t have been written at all.
Decker, a reclusive ex–military operative, is pulled out of hiding by Riley—a brilliant hacker claiming to be his nephew. Their family reunion quickly spirals into a high-stakes chase when Riley’s past resurfaces in the form of a deadly digital threat. Someone—or something—is using his code to launch a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks.
That something is a rogue AI born from a defunct military program. Approaching self-awareness, it is rewriting its own code, hijacking critical infrastructure, and targeting the very people who helped create it.
As the AI evolves and the FBI closes in, Decker and Riley must race against time to stop a threat that doesn’t sleep, doesn’t feel, and can outthink them at every turn.
The Apex Code is a taut, high-tech thriller that blends cutting-edge action with fast-paced suspense—perfect for readers who like their fiction smart, sharp, and just a little too real.
Decker, a reclusive ex–military operative, is pulled out of hiding by Riley—a brilliant hacker claiming to be his nephew. Their family reunion quickly spirals into a high-stakes chase when Riley’s past resurfaces in the form of a deadly digital threat. Someone—or something—is using his code to launch a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks.
That something is a rogue AI born from a defunct military program. Approaching self-awareness, it is rewriting its own code, hijacking critical infrastructure, and targeting the very people who helped create it.
As the AI evolves and the FBI closes in, Decker and Riley must race against time to stop a threat that doesn’t sleep, doesn’t feel, and can outthink them at every turn.
The Apex Code is a taut, high-tech thriller that blends cutting-edge action with fast-paced suspense—perfect for readers who like their fiction smart, sharp, and just a little too real.
430 pages, Hardcover
Published December 9, 2025
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December 27, 2025
Riveting thriller that keeps you glued to the edge if your seat.
Decker lives on a boat; a fairly quiet, non descript life, believing himself to be well below and off of anyone's radar after years of military and black ops living.
Until a young man, Riley, shows up claiming to be his nephew and needing his help to hide from people who want to kill him.
It seems he's an extremely accomplished hacker and has managed to develop a stream of early AI interactions that have been stolen and used to develop a self propagating program of arms weapon usage requiring no human involvement.
Decker decides he needs to disappear with Riley, to keep him alive while they chase down the nefarious crew who took over his program, both within and without the government, and adapted it to what it has become.
Great characters and plot with non stop action and thrills.
Super story.
Decker lives on a boat; a fairly quiet, non descript life, believing himself to be well below and off of anyone's radar after years of military and black ops living.
Until a young man, Riley, shows up claiming to be his nephew and needing his help to hide from people who want to kill him.
It seems he's an extremely accomplished hacker and has managed to develop a stream of early AI interactions that have been stolen and used to develop a self propagating program of arms weapon usage requiring no human involvement.
Decker decides he needs to disappear with Riley, to keep him alive while they chase down the nefarious crew who took over his program, both within and without the government, and adapted it to what it has become.
Great characters and plot with non stop action and thrills.
Super story.
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