Book 5 - The Ghost Channel

By Peter Fogarty

The Ghost Channel: A Benjamin Forensic Thriller (Book 4)
Systems Warfare Industrial Noir Forensic Realism

In the digital ruins of the Danube Delta, the ultimate audit has begun. Truth is the most dangerous asset a man can hold-and the most lethal to audit.

In the fourth installment of the Benjamin Forensic Thriller series, Dr. Peter Fogarty (PhD) applies 25 years of expertise in systems analysis to a landscape where technology is both the hunter and the only hope for escape. When a "Zero-Day" event triggers a total digital blackout, the architecture of survival shifts from the cloud to the silt.

THE MISSION: THE DELTA CONTINGENCY

Benjamin is an auditor who prefers the silence of ledgers to the chaos of the front lines. But in 2026, he is a digital ferryman operating a shallow-draft supply barge through the labyrinthine "Sunken Forest" of the Danube Delta. When he intercepts a desperate group of refugees carrying a ruggedized server core, Ben realizes he is navigating the blueprint for a new kind of warfare.

ENGINEERED FOR TECHNICAL PRECISION

Dr. Fogarty brings his signature "Forensic Realism" to a setting where every mechanical variable matters:

The Data: Source code for an automated logistics grid-an AI "Board" that determines human utility based on social credit and algorithmic drift.

The Threat: The Recruitment Bureau's extraction teams, supported by "Z-Cell" heavy-lift drones and autonomous "Crawlers" designed to harvest intellectual property.

Silt Logic: Surviving in a total digital blackout using an offline cache of 1974 Soviet maps and the ability to turn a rusted telegraph cable into a weapon of mass deception.

The Brain: A high-stakes breach of a decommissioned offshore oil rig bristling with acoustic cannons and "Swarmer" drone swarms.

THE DANUBE GAUNTLET

From the Soviet-era radar ruins that leak electromagnetic ghosts to the "Willow-House"-a floating data-haven hidden in a secret lagoon-Ben must navigate a vertical city of steel to reassemble the truth before the "Sentinel" orbital sweep locks on.

WHY READERS OF TECHNICAL NOIR CHOOSE DR. PETER FOGARTY:

Forensic Authenticity: A thriller written for readers who demand technical accuracy over generic tropes.

Geopolitical Grittiness: An immersive exploration of the Danube's industrial decay and shadow-finance architecture.

Systems Warfare: A deep-dive into the reality of AI-driven drafting and the "Hard Reset" of global logistics.

The Audit is no longer about recovery. It's about survival. Break the machine before the machine breaks the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMFGQQVK
• ISBN13: 9798247464082
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"