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Lifeflash
Meet Jon Falvo’s eyes,
and he knows everything about you,
and you have a day to live.
In the future, the scarcest resource is someone else’s attention.
Cameras are everywhere, mounted in the virtual reality gear that everyone wears, and in every room. Life-streaming, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality have remade the world.
Marty Selena is a cop longing to be a detective, but the cameras and identity-recognition systems leave few unsolved cases. She joins a retro-reality club where members draw cold cases from the past and solve them using the future’s advanced technologies.
Marty draws one of Jon Falvo’s early vigilante missions. Digging deeper, she discovers that Falvo has killed hundreds and escaped capture. He is a jackpot for Marty, as she hunts him her follower count rockets.
But Jon’s LIFEFLASH has grown stronger.
and he knows everything about you,
and you have a day to live.
In the future, the scarcest resource is someone else’s attention.
Cameras are everywhere, mounted in the virtual reality gear that everyone wears, and in every room. Life-streaming, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality have remade the world.
Marty Selena is a cop longing to be a detective, but the cameras and identity-recognition systems leave few unsolved cases. She joins a retro-reality club where members draw cold cases from the past and solve them using the future’s advanced technologies.
Marty draws one of Jon Falvo’s early vigilante missions. Digging deeper, she discovers that Falvo has killed hundreds and escaped capture. He is a jackpot for Marty, as she hunts him her follower count rockets.
But Jon’s LIFEFLASH has grown stronger.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2016
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About the author
Tom Deaderick
12 books5 followersTom Deaderick lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee with his wife Martha. He writes unique and original novels that blend science-fiction and philosophical depth with the fascinating history and lore of the Appalachian Mountains and towns of East Tennessee. He is a great fan of classic science fiction written by Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick and Robert Silverberg and the influences of these books are evident in his writing.
Tom is a PMI-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Visit http://TomDeaderick.com.
Creative works:
FLIGHTSUIT (2013)
FLIGHTPACK (2014)
LIFEFLASH (2016)
DEEP DARK: A BEDTIME TALE (2016)
THE LAZARUS SPEAR (2017)
FLIGHTSPAWN (2019)
TRY-CATCH (2021)
Tom is a PMI-Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Visit http://TomDeaderick.com.
Creative works:
FLIGHTSUIT (2013)
FLIGHTPACK (2014)
LIFEFLASH (2016)
DEEP DARK: A BEDTIME TALE (2016)
THE LAZARUS SPEAR (2017)
FLIGHTSPAWN (2019)
TRY-CATCH (2021)
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September 2, 2017
As society progresses and develops more pervasive surveillance technology, the deterrent from committing crimes is stronger as there is more evidence to condemn your actions. In Tom Deaderick's Lifeflash, the authorities supplement their time dealing with current crimes by trying to solve cold cases by using the newer technology at their disposal, which one culprit has been avoided for his entire career.
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Horrific things can take place behind closed doors, where the innocent are preyed upon by those who are meant to protect them. With the gift that Jon Falvo has, one look into someones eyes allows him entry into your memories, and tends to sentence people to death within a day. Using his ability to help save the lives of children in the clutches of evil, Jon has racked up a rather large body count while managing to avoid being apprehended by the authorities. After many years pass, a detective named Marty has been assigned a cold case that she and her dispatch coordinator Mike manage to link back to Jon. In trying to track him down and catch him, Marty and Mike differ in the best route to take in how to bring Jon to justice.
The concept of artificial intelligence and a prevalence of technology to "better" our lives was intriguing and an instant draw for my attention. This book could use a thorough round of copyediting to address some grammatical inconsistencies and typos that pulled me out of the story. The narrative arc could also use some tightening to better develop how the perspectives offered were woven together and ensure that all aspects are addressed in the conclusion and not just dropped without a second thought, such as Marty's fate after the attack.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Horrific things can take place behind closed doors, where the innocent are preyed upon by those who are meant to protect them. With the gift that Jon Falvo has, one look into someones eyes allows him entry into your memories, and tends to sentence people to death within a day. Using his ability to help save the lives of children in the clutches of evil, Jon has racked up a rather large body count while managing to avoid being apprehended by the authorities. After many years pass, a detective named Marty has been assigned a cold case that she and her dispatch coordinator Mike manage to link back to Jon. In trying to track him down and catch him, Marty and Mike differ in the best route to take in how to bring Jon to justice.
The concept of artificial intelligence and a prevalence of technology to "better" our lives was intriguing and an instant draw for my attention. This book could use a thorough round of copyediting to address some grammatical inconsistencies and typos that pulled me out of the story. The narrative arc could also use some tightening to better develop how the perspectives offered were woven together and ensure that all aspects are addressed in the conclusion and not just dropped without a second thought, such as Marty's fate after the attack.
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