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The America Trilogy #3
The Murders That Killed America
IN THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY WILL EXCEED HUMANITY… OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.
Time: 2047
Place: Washington DC.
A loner. A teacher. A killer. A preacher.On the streets of the capital city, four lives may be about to collide.
And if they do, a nation once regarded as “the greatest country in the world”, will begin to self destruct.
President Sally W. Campbell can see the danger coming. But can her plan to end America’s misery come to fruition before it’s too late?
The power, of course, is not in her hands. The power lies in the hands of those who control the narrative to the American the media.
But why would the media admit that the mess America has turned into is in fact all the media’s fault?
The Zdanski Show continues.
For one final episode…
★★★★★
“Extremely powerful and thought-provoking”
— The Book Literati
Time: 2047
Place: Washington DC.
A loner. A teacher. A killer. A preacher.On the streets of the capital city, four lives may be about to collide.
And if they do, a nation once regarded as “the greatest country in the world”, will begin to self destruct.
President Sally W. Campbell can see the danger coming. But can her plan to end America’s misery come to fruition before it’s too late?
The power, of course, is not in her hands. The power lies in the hands of those who control the narrative to the American the media.
But why would the media admit that the mess America has turned into is in fact all the media’s fault?
The Zdanski Show continues.
For one final episode…
★★★★★
“Extremely powerful and thought-provoking”
— The Book Literati
292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 9, 2022
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About the author
David B. Lyons
25 books140 followersDavid B. Lyons is an international bestselling author from Dublin, Ireland
He writes psychological thriller novels and has achieved No.1 rankings in the Amazon crime charts in Ireland, the UK, Canada and Australia.
Former freelance journalist David grew up in Dublin - the city his novels are set - but currently spends his time between Birmingham in the UK and the Irish capital. David is married to a Brummie, Kerry, and they have one daughter, Lola.
Before becoming a novelist David was a football writer, a celebrity columnist and a music reviewer. He has lectured in Journalism and in Creative Writing in colleges and universities in both Ireland and in the UK.
You can connect with David here:
Website: TheOpenAuthor.com
Twitter: @TheOpenAuthor
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorDavidBLyons/
He writes psychological thriller novels and has achieved No.1 rankings in the Amazon crime charts in Ireland, the UK, Canada and Australia.
Former freelance journalist David grew up in Dublin - the city his novels are set - but currently spends his time between Birmingham in the UK and the Irish capital. David is married to a Brummie, Kerry, and they have one daughter, Lola.
Before becoming a novelist David was a football writer, a celebrity columnist and a music reviewer. He has lectured in Journalism and in Creative Writing in colleges and universities in both Ireland and in the UK.
You can connect with David here:
Website: TheOpenAuthor.com
Twitter: @TheOpenAuthor
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorDavidBLyons/
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December 31, 2022
Another good one by David B Lyons. I like the way he concluded this trilogy. I think the reflection on America and media is harsh but probably accurate. Overall it’s not my favorite of his books but still absolutely recommend each of his trilogies, this one included.
December 14, 2022
brilliant as usual
Disturbing look into the future of the media and how technology could/will affect us and our relationships. The final book in the trilogy. Really enjoyed all three books. Highly recommend all of the authors books.
Disturbing look into the future of the media and how technology could/will affect us and our relationships. The final book in the trilogy. Really enjoyed all three books. Highly recommend all of the authors books.
December 11, 2024
An amazing ending to the America.trilogy with a storyline that started in 1997 and ended well into the future (can't remember exactly now but ca 2050). The media (and in this book, also AI and social media) plays the main role all throughout the series and brings up several relevant and interesting questions. I particularly enjoyed how actual true events and people were written into this fictional story. I also enjoyed the intertwining storylines and multiple POVs - so well put together. This is dark and a bit creepy, exactly because it's also so realistic and believable. While being serious and thrilling, there's also some humor spread throughout, usually through characters thoughts or dialogue, which makes the book even more enjoyable to read.
In this third and last book ADHD and other versions of Alzheimer's are described as two of the many growing diseases/diagnosis that are assumed to be directly caused by excessive social media use. It gets so bad that the president and the three Z's (the three biggest/most powerful media people/companies) meet to discuss passing a new law/act for limiting people's use of social media. This suggestion is, of course, met with a lot of split opinions and possibly deadly consequences
In this third and last book ADHD and other versions of Alzheimer's are described as two of the many growing diseases/diagnosis that are assumed to be directly caused by excessive social media use. It gets so bad that the president and the three Z's (the three biggest/most powerful media people/companies) meet to discuss passing a new law/act for limiting people's use of social media. This suggestion is, of course, met with a lot of split opinions and possibly deadly consequences
January 29, 2023
Loved it!
I was left gobsmacked at the end of this book. The whole trilogy has been an amazing unputdownable read! I wasn't sure I would get into this final part, due to the subject of technology. How wrong was I? The subject matter was scary to a point, the characters and their individual stories were great. I tried to work out how it /they were all related, but no, David did it again with a mindblowing conclusion. Brilliant read!
I was left gobsmacked at the end of this book. The whole trilogy has been an amazing unputdownable read! I wasn't sure I would get into this final part, due to the subject of technology. How wrong was I? The subject matter was scary to a point, the characters and their individual stories were great. I tried to work out how it /they were all related, but no, David did it again with a mindblowing conclusion. Brilliant read!
January 12, 2024
The book was good yet I think I would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't felt like I've read this book twice before. If follows the same pattern as the first two books of this trilogy and so you see it coming. I properly anticipated when the plot twists would happen, who would die, and who perpetrated the most shocking murder.
You might like this book a lot more as a standalone than if you've already read the first two.
You might like this book a lot more as a standalone than if you've already read the first two.
January 9, 2023
Amazing read.
If you have never read anything from this author, then you are really missing out. Each book is thought provoking and has you thinking about life as we live it today. Kudos to David B. Lyons you have hit another home run.
If you have never read anything from this author, then you are really missing out. Each book is thought provoking and has you thinking about life as we live it today. Kudos to David B. Lyons you have hit another home run.
January 25, 2023
Saved the best for last!
I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy and David saved the best for last. A scary prediction for the future that is not too difficult to imagine! A book full of twists as we have come to expect!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy and David saved the best for last. A scary prediction for the future that is not too difficult to imagine! A book full of twists as we have come to expect!!
January 30, 2023
Fantastic Trilogy
This trilogy is fiction yet uncomfortably based on truth or the possible predictions on how the monopolies of the media can affect or control our world. I read all 3 books in 3 days. I could not stop reading!
This trilogy is fiction yet uncomfortably based on truth or the possible predictions on how the monopolies of the media can affect or control our world. I read all 3 books in 3 days. I could not stop reading!
March 24, 2023
Interesting trilogy
Not sure I look led the author's style much - a lot of repetition - but it was uninteresting and somewhat scary look at media and technology and probably not that far from the truth
Not sure I look led the author's style much - a lot of repetition - but it was uninteresting and somewhat scary look at media and technology and probably not that far from the truth
July 11, 2023
I enjoyed book 1 and 2. So, I sat down with 3 expecting a nice escape. Whoa, I feel I must have missed about half a dozen between 2 and 3. I dragged my way thru 3, not a fan of science fiction, I wish I had stopped at 2.
September 26, 2023
Loved loved loved the final book in the trilogy and the parallels to current society. The character development throughout was really engaging.
Have now downloaded another of the trilogies to continue on by David B Lyons reading list
Have now downloaded another of the trilogies to continue on by David B Lyons reading list
December 30, 2022
Fantastic!
January 16, 2023
Gosh, that ending!
Well, didn't expect that. Very interesting thought on the future. I can see it happening though. I have read all of David books now. Very enjoyable.
Well, didn't expect that. Very interesting thought on the future. I can see it happening though. I have read all of David books now. Very enjoyable.
March 1, 2023
Thought provoking and wow! What a twist!
July 26, 2023
Would recommend reading the series in order.
March 17, 2025
The last of a trilogy and probably the best, a grim, dystopian view of the very near future
June 22, 2024
Wow. Certainly makes you think.
October 15, 2023
Personal notes, not a review....
Third in the America trilogy, book is cleverly set in 2047, where society has become subsumed in social media, media monopoly and AI.
Book explores the relationship between Jane Zdanski, the president, and the owners of the two most powerful tech companies as they come to terms with America they have co-created, and the morale decision to hrlp undo it and the cost of lost revenue and wealth
Creates some interesting and disturbing scenarios of where we could be in a relatively short window of time.
Great plot following the manipulation of four characters, a teacher, bad boy loner, Eastern European assassin and love lorn elderly businessman. All oblivious to their part in a chain reaction of paid deeds from the dark web, each one covering the tracks of another, until the protagonist and puppet master is finally revealed in a final plot twist....
Third in the America trilogy, book is cleverly set in 2047, where society has become subsumed in social media, media monopoly and AI.
Book explores the relationship between Jane Zdanski, the president, and the owners of the two most powerful tech companies as they come to terms with America they have co-created, and the morale decision to hrlp undo it and the cost of lost revenue and wealth
Creates some interesting and disturbing scenarios of where we could be in a relatively short window of time.
Great plot following the manipulation of four characters, a teacher, bad boy loner, Eastern European assassin and love lorn elderly businessman. All oblivious to their part in a chain reaction of paid deeds from the dark web, each one covering the tracks of another, until the protagonist and puppet master is finally revealed in a final plot twist....
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