Axial Cut

AI-generated actors, a Hollywood doomsday cult, and a bloodthirsty serial killer take center stage in this hair-raising third installment of the Cray & Fraser series. When a string of gruesome murders strikes the L.A. set of Axial Cut-an upcoming movie that co-stars digitally recreated Old Hollywood legends-FBI Special Agent Will Fraser turns to his friend, whitehat hacker Isabella Cray, in a desperate bid for help. Fraser worries that the authorities are overlooking the victims' involvement with In Silico, a new religious movement that claims our world is a simulation created by an omnipotent artificial intelligence. Celebrities and the elite adorn its ranks, but In Silico-which is run by a secretive inner sanctum-has faced allegations of kidnapping, torture, and cult-like behavior. Convinced In Silico holds the key to the slayings, Fraser fears that his sister, a producer on Axial Cut and a former In Silico member, may be the killer's next target. Using her social engineering skills, Cray dives into a high-stakes undercover investigation that will lead her into a dark labyrinth of deception-and bring her up against a foe more devious than any she or Fraser have encountered before.