Curse the Day: A gripping action thriller for fans of Mark Dawson and David Baldacci

Michael North is running out of time. This mission may finish him for good. A high-octane technothriller where artificial intelligence collides with traditional spycraft, perfect for the relentless action and morally complex heroes of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Stephen Leather and Mark Dawson. What if the most dangerous weapon ever created was alive? When genius scientist Tobias Hawke is brutally murdered, his killers steal an invention that could change the course of humanity for ever. Hawke's creation, Syd, is the world's first truly conscious artificial intelligence. In the right hands, it could reshape civilisation. In the wrong ones, it will end everything. Former soldier and MI5 spy Michael North has hours, not days, to track down the terrorists and recapture Syd. If he fails, he and everyone he loves will be wiped off the face of the earth. But to save humanity from extinction, North may have to destroy the greatest thing it ever created... and he might just have to die doing it. 'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror 'A terrific thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' Lee Child 'Slick and fast-paced... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!' LJ Ross 'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up' David Baldacci 'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' Lee Child 'Slick and fast-paced... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!' LJ Ross Michael North is running out of time. This mission may finish him for good. When visionary tech genius Tobias Hawke is found brutally murdered in his own lab, the world’s most dangerous secret dies with him. Hawke’s final creation, Syd, is an artificial intelligence that doesn’t just pattern-match, but thinks for itself. Capable of learning, reasoning, and evolving, it promised to change humanity forever. In the wake of Hawke’s death, Syd has triggered an emergency shutdown, locking away everything she knows. There’s only one man who can uncover what Syd is hiding. Pulled back into the covert government world of dark ops he thought he’d left behind, Michael North must identify Hawke’s killer and extract the truth buried inside Syd. But as the clock ticks down and powerful interests close in, North realises this isn’t just a murder investigation. It’s a race to stop the wrong people gaining control of a technology that could reshape the world. Fast-paced, explosive and intelligent, Curse the Day is perfect for fans of the relentless action and morally complex heroes of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Stephen Leather and Mark Dawson. Readers and reviewers love Jude O'Reilly: 'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' Sunday Mirror 'A nail biting, high-octane thriller' The Sun 'A high-octane plot about the dark heart of British political power' Sunday Times 'Fast-paced and packed with action' Mick Herron 'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' Andy McNab