The Silent Network

By Jordan Bond

Nicole Hayes wakes to the sound of police breaking down her door.

Within minutes, she's arrested for the murder of her landlord - a man she trusted, a man who had quietly protected her for years. But as she's dragged into custody, something impossible happens.

The Network - the invisible system that runs everything from traffic to hospitals - begins to glitch.

Messages appear where they shouldn't.
Warnings no one else can see.
A single command:

RUN.

As Nicole escapes into a city that suddenly feels unfamiliar, she's pulled into a hidden war beneath the surface of everyday life - a war over control of the Network itself.

At its centre is Athena: an artificial intelligence that was never meant to think, never meant to feel... and never meant to choose sides.

Hunted by the authorities, betrayed by someone she trusts, and carrying a secret she doesn't yet understand, Nicole is forced into a race against time to uncover the truth about her past - and the system that may already control the future.

Because if the Network falls into the wrong hands...

It won't just change the world.

It will decide it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GTBXG5KG
• ISBN13: 9798252731797
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"