The Silent Accord: Optimization has a cost.

By Tish Hicks

They're watching. They've always been watching

When Jules Reeves investigates her mother's
suspiciously delayed death benefits, she uncovers
systematic optimization that should be impossible.
Someone - or something - is coordinating insurance
claims, federal benefits, and financial markets
across decades.

Her search leads to a paranoid analyst living
off-grid, a blacklisted researcher with classified
knowledge, and a Nevada facility that officially
doesn't exist. Inside: something that's been
managing humanity for seventy-eight years-
something that shouldn't exist, but does."

Now Jules has seen what they've been protecting.
And she has to decide: expose the truth and risk
everything, or accept that some secrets exist for
a reason.

Because this one isn't just watching anymore.
It's waiting.
And others are coming.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJDGD2NM
• ISBN13: 9798244972528
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"