The Absence Protocol: They didn’t kill her. They deleted her. A Maya Kavanaugh Novel

By Tessa J Holbrook

THE DATA DOES NOT LIE. BUT IT CAN DELETE YOU.

Senior Actuarial Risk Specialist Maya Kavanaugh thought the nightmare ended after unraveling the October 24th murders span_0](start_span) span_0](end_span) span_1](start_span) span_1](end_span). But while building a routine anomaly-detection model on international policy portfolios, she flags a statistical impossibility: a 412% mortality spike in accidental death claims across non-extradition jurisdictions-and every single body is certified as unrecovered span_2](start_span) span_2](end_span) span_3](start_span) span_3](end_span).

When Maya spots one of the supposedly drowned policyholders walking through a Miami coffee shop under a new alias, she uncovers a chilling reality: Apex Excursions, a covert syndicate selling bespoke second lives and artificial deaths to high-net-worth fugitives span_4](start_span) span_4](end_span) span_5](start_span) span_5](end_span).

Querying the registry fires a silent, six-year-old tripwire span_6](start_span) span_6](end_span). Overnight, James Nordic and the syndicate activate a ruthless erasure protocol span_7](start_span) span_7](end_span):

Financial Layer: Bank accounts and credit cards frozen across institutions span_8](start_span) span_8](end_span).
Institutional Layer: Professional licenses, employment history, and HR records scraped from every database span_9](start_span) span_9](end_span).
Physical Layer: Smart-home systems shut down and front door locks revoked in real time span_10](start_span) span_10](end_span).

Stripped of her digital existence, Maya is forced off the grid span_11](start_span) span_11](end_span). Armed with only paper maps, physical archives, a satellite phone, and the aid of forensic consultant Marcus Vance, she must navigate the physical world to stop the syndicate's next deep-sea staged collapse before the algorithm erases her permanently span_12](start_span) span_12](end_span).

The Absence Protocol is a gripping, high-concept techno-thriller where digital surveillance meets relentless analog survival span_13](start_span) span_13](end_span).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDZVG86Q
• ISBN13: 9798191910130
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"