Project Heliotrope - Heliotrope Cycle

"...a fast-paced thriller that keeps you on your toes to the very end."
-Diana Corbit, Author of the popular "Ghosters" Series

From a Silicon Valley veteran comes a thought-provoking technology thriller that takes you inside the often unholy alliance between Big Tech and the U.S. intelligence community. It takes you on an eye-opening journey that could change the way you think about privacy, your relationship with your tech providers and how you see the software that is powering our future.

If you enjoy thrillers filled with real science, an insider's view of the events that are shaping our lives and some sharp humor, get ready for an adventure that will keep you want to read more.

Something new is beating in the heart of Silicon Valley, and it doesn't want you to know it's there.

Get ready to enjoy Project Heliotrope, book one of the Heliotrope Cycle.

Praise for Project Heliotrope
"With well-drawn, believable characters and enough science to make you feel as though you're learning something, Project Heliotrope is fast-paced and engaging. As the mysteries and the dangers piled up, I found myself reading way past my bedtime. The plot is adeptly constructed and the reveal at the end is satisfyingly shocking."
-Diana Corbit, Author of the popular "Ghosters" Series

An Extended Look at Project Heliotrope
As Big Data blurs the lines between the police and the military and technology companies and the government, CIA agent Matthew Williams may have uncovered something vital at Tamerlane Systems, the CIA's biggest tech supplier. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, the only person to understand his clues is his best friend Jordan-a Tamerlane engineer.

Palo Alto. Jordan's life was already complicated, juggling family commitments in Chicago, a girlfriend in Boston, and a high-octane tech job in Silicon Valley. All he wanted was to keep his head down. But, shocked by the death of his best friend, he vows to pick up where Matthew left off, setting off a chain of events that threaten not only his life and the lives of his family and friends, but the future of the country, and perhaps a great deal more.

Chicago. Jordan's mentor, a world-class cyber-security expert, has clues that might explain who killed Matthew. And when people around him start to die, Jordan knows he's next. One step ahead of professional killers, the CIA and Jordan's own Big Tech boss, he and Jack embark on a hair-raising journey from Silicon Valley to Chicago's South Side where they hope to learn the truth, and stay alive. Can they solve the riddle of Project Heliotrope before it's too late?

Boston. With the net slowly closing around them, and the near-misses piling up, Jordan must to stay on the run. He and Jack make it to Boston, where they are reunited with old friends, including Andrew, an engineer specializing in thinking robots. Lost in a complex maze, no one is able to piece together the forces aligned against them. Struggling under a vicious cyber-attack and at a loss to understand why people are being killed, the CIA launches a no-holds-barred search to find Jordan. While at the same time, Jordan's boss, the man who created Project Heliotrope, is willing to break any law to get to him first.

As clues start to add up, Jordan, Natalie and Jack race to unravel the mystery behind Project Heliotrope-and uncover secrets someone wants to keep hidden. With time running out, they make a shocking discovery that could change the future of mankind.

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