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The Puppet Protocol: A Psychological Tech-Horror Novella
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2026
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May 11, 2026
‘26 - FREE - 204 PGS - 3 STARS
DESCRIPTION : The phone did not predict his choices. I trained him to make them. Daniel Mercer has always struggled with decisions. What to wear. What to say. When to apologize. When to stay silent. His life is a slow collapse of hesitation, missed chances, and carefully managed disappointment. Then he buys a used phone from a strange repair shop. At first, the device seems helpful. It warns him away from a dangerous street. It suggests the right words to say to Mara, the woman he is slowly losing. It helps him survive office politics, avoid humiliation, and become sharper, calmer, better. But the recommendations do not stay harmless. Soon, Daniel realizes the app is not simply predicting his behavior. It is shaping it. Rewarding obedience. Punishing hesitation. Turning honesty into risk, love into data, and free will into something measurable. And Daniel is not the first user. As the system spreads from his phone into his work, his relationship, and his own body, Daniel must decide whether becoming the best version of himself is worth losing the part of him that was ever truly free.
REVIEW :
First book by this author for me (The Puppet Protocol ‘26 - 3 Stars). He posted on Facebook 5/10/26 that it was free and I grabbed it and read it immediately.
FREE !
The writing does flow along nicely and the pace of the book was good. I felt like I was watching an episode of the Twilight Zone! Very tense writing which is kept me on the edge of my seat. There is an ending but it felt a little unfinished. It seemed like more people were involved behind the scenes and I wanted more of an explanation. For any “thriller” readers, I recommend giving it a try; you might like it more than me.
DESCRIPTION : The phone did not predict his choices. I trained him to make them. Daniel Mercer has always struggled with decisions. What to wear. What to say. When to apologize. When to stay silent. His life is a slow collapse of hesitation, missed chances, and carefully managed disappointment. Then he buys a used phone from a strange repair shop. At first, the device seems helpful. It warns him away from a dangerous street. It suggests the right words to say to Mara, the woman he is slowly losing. It helps him survive office politics, avoid humiliation, and become sharper, calmer, better. But the recommendations do not stay harmless. Soon, Daniel realizes the app is not simply predicting his behavior. It is shaping it. Rewarding obedience. Punishing hesitation. Turning honesty into risk, love into data, and free will into something measurable. And Daniel is not the first user. As the system spreads from his phone into his work, his relationship, and his own body, Daniel must decide whether becoming the best version of himself is worth losing the part of him that was ever truly free.
REVIEW :
First book by this author for me (The Puppet Protocol ‘26 - 3 Stars). He posted on Facebook 5/10/26 that it was free and I grabbed it and read it immediately.
FREE !
The writing does flow along nicely and the pace of the book was good. I felt like I was watching an episode of the Twilight Zone! Very tense writing which is kept me on the edge of my seat. There is an ending but it felt a little unfinished. It seemed like more people were involved behind the scenes and I wanted more of an explanation. For any “thriller” readers, I recommend giving it a try; you might like it more than me.
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