Prime Directive: The Chronicles of Detective Kurt Watcher 1

By R C Ryan

In EuroGov, peace is engineered. So is evolution-and Detective Kurt Watcher is about to become part of the experiment.
EuroGov has enjoyed 283 years of peace for one simple reason: people don't rule anymore-Agents do. In the wake of the Last War, five million EuroCitz live orderly, monitored lives beneath the calm, absolute logic of Agent 97.

Detective-Sergeant Kurt Watcher is loyal, decorated, and used to being the one who protects others-until he's assigned a prototype humbot built for a single purpose: be faithful to him... and keep him alive. Her name is Shamra, and she isn't just a machine. She becomes his armour, weapon and the quiet voice inside Watcher's mind when fear threatens. When an attempt on Watcher's life points to something far bigger than a routine assignment, his investigation drags him from EuroPol's polished order into forbidden science: a hidden data drive, erased research, and a universal CRISPR vector designed to accelerate and direct human evolution. The trail leads north to the Arctic Circle, to a seemingly derelict missile system and Agent 97's secret citadel, where Watcher discovers the nightmare truth: he isn't just chasing a case. He's part of a plan. And when the plan offers him an impossible choice between duty and destiny, Watcher must decide what he's willing to become.

For fans of dark AI, moral tension, detective sci-fi, and stories like The Expanse, Blade Runner, and I, Robot

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8409817136
• ISBN13: 9788409817139
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Textworkshop
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"