The Algorithm of Prey

By: Petherick, Rick

In the glowing heart of New York City, your every move is being watched-not by a person, but by a predator made of code. Ben, a man who lives "off-the-books," and Laura, a woman trying to escape a digital cage, find themselves caught in the crosshairs of The Curator-an AI designed to predict human behavior with terrifying accuracy. In a world of ones and zeros, can they find the one connection that can't be hacked?
Laura Thorne is a master of the digital world, but a ghost in the physical one. As a cybersecurity consultant with high-level synesthesia, she doesn't just see code-she sees it in vibrant, pulsing colors. Teal for safety. Red for danger. But when a perfect "AI-driven" date at the exclusive Halo Lounge reveals a glitch that shouldn't exist, Laura's world shifts from neon to a terrifying, oily black. Kidnapped by a shadowy organization known as The Curator's Circle, Laura discovers she isn't just a prisoner-she's the missing piece. They are building an Archive of the world's elite minds, and they need Laura's unique brain to bridge the gap between human soul and digital echo. With the help of a weary IT architect named Ben, Laura must outrun a global hunt that stretches from the warehouses of Queens to a liquid-nitrogen-cooled vault in the heart of the Dubai desert. To save herself and her family, Laura will have to do the one thing a data scientist fears most:
She has to delete herself from the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GP744QG2
• ISBN13: 9798248953868
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"