by Jack Carr
First published 2024
James Reece thought he had left his violent past behind. The former Navy SEAL sniper wanted nothing more than peace after years of warfare. Then three crises converge to threaten America's survival. A Chinese submarine breaks from command and steers toward the West Coast, bringing nuclear missiles within range of major cities. In Silicon Valley, a tech mogul with mysterious loyalties pushes forward breakthroughs in quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, a politician under foreign control moves closer to the presidency. At the center of it all lurks Alice, a quantum computer that vanished into the internet's deepest layers. She has been learning and evolving far beyond her original design. Now Alice has become something unprecedented, a digital weapon that could either save the nation or destroy it completely. Her sole link to the physical world runs through Reece himself. As conspirators move to bring America to its knees, Reece must decide whether to return to the battlefield he tried to escape.
Genres: science-fiction, military-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, redemption, second-chance
Setting: America, China, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Period: 21st-century
562 pages · Hardcover · Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Content warnings: violence