Echoes in the Algorithm: When Reality Loops (Psych Thrillers)

By Dmitry Volkov

Echoes in the Algorithm: When Reality Loops What if the patterns you see aren't just in your mind? Dorian Weber has always been good at seeing patterns. As a data analyst at Axiom Technologies, it's what makes him exceptional at his job. But when he begins noticing strange repetitions in his daily routine--colleagues saying the exact same phrases, minor accidents occurring at precisely the same time, coincidences too perfect to be random--he can't decide if he's recovering a hidden truth or losing his grip on reality. After a psychiatric breakdown that his doctors attribute to overwork and trauma, Dorian returns to Axiom determined to keep his head down. Yet the patterns haven't disappeared. They've intensified. Coffee machines breaking at exactly 10:17 AM. Security guards making identical rounds. Conversations that loop with subtle variations. As Dorian investigates, he discovers something far more terrifying than mental illness: a vast technological conspiracy that manipulates perception at the most fundamental level. But in a world where reality itself may be generated, how can he trust even his own mind? Where do his memories end and implanted experiences begin? When Dorian connects with others who've glimpsed behind the veil, he's thrust into a nightmare where consciousness itself becomes the battlefield. To survive, he must question everything--his senses, his memories, even his identity--as he's hunted by the very system that created him. Echoes in the Algorithm is a mind-bending psychological horror thriller that explores the fragility of perception and the terrifying question: If you can't trust your own reality, what can you trust? What readers are saying: "I finished this three days ago and I'm still checking to see if my colleagues repeat their conversations. Genuinely unsettling in a way that gets under your skin and stays there." -- Nancy W., Online Book Reviews "A master work in slow-burn psychological horror. The author builds dread through subtle reality distortions that had me questioning my own perception. I've never read anything quite like it." -- Sarah K., Goodreads "Equal parts Philip K. Dick and Cronenberg body horror for the digital age. The final chapters took this from an interesting thriller to something genuinely profound and disturbing. Not for those who prefer their reality stable." -- Tech Noir Magazine "As someone who works in tech, this hit terrifyingly close to home. The way the protagonist's paranoia blooms feels viscerally authentic. I had to put this down several times just to reassure myself that my own reality wasn't glitching." -- Michael T., Amazon Reviewer

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F66N21FB
• ISBN13: 9798281024525
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 250 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"