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by Alexander Plansky

A psychopathic hacker and a technophobic FBI agent must team up to solve a high-profile murder committed with an autonomous car in this provocative tech-noir thriller.

On a coastal highway in California, a self-driving SUV crashes and kills its lone occupant: the CEO of Asimov Automotive, one of the most prominent driverless vehicle manufacturers in the world. Suspecting foul play, the board of directors brings in whitehat hacker Isabella Cray to assist the investigation.

Cray is a high-functioning psychopath, using her calm, detached nature to solve problems while restraining her darkest impulses. But when someone wants her out of the picture, Cray finds herself in a game of life and death where the stakes are no less than the future of transportation.

With the clock running out, she and tech-wary FBI cybercrime agent Will Fraser enter a headlong chase across the San Francisco Bay Area—to unmask a mastermind who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 2, 2021

Reviews

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Auto, my first read from author Alexander Plansky. Enjoyable, well-written suspense fiction. Started slowly as I had to get accustomed to Plansky's writing style but when I did I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! “I received a free Kindle copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

[Brian Master · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helluva hi-tech page turner. Appealing for techies and also thrill seekers who like to get wrapped in stories with so many twists, turns and OMG's! btw a glossary of acronyms for those of us not embedded in computerese please. Otherwise, great structure and characters. Hope he continues with Cray & Fraser. If the movie rights happen, Margot Robbie or Charlize Theron could be Cray in the flesh!