Parallel Minds, CHERL #3

A heart-pounding thriller that blurs the lines between technology and morality.

Three years ago, Dan Barry’s high-tech life in Silicon Valley was shattered when he learned his lover, Nicole Ryder, was a Russian hacker named Alina Petrova. Now, after taking a job in New York so he could care for his ailing father, Dan is ensnared in “Operation Turncoat”, a high-stakes game of cat and mouse orchestrated by the FBI.

Special Agent Lucas Foley is so repulsed by the bureau’s gut-churning tactics against Dan, he provides confidential documents to Dr. Josh Brodsky’s latest CHERL recreation, hoping AI can short-circuit the FBI’s mission by tracking down Alina. 

But with his father’s life hanging in the balance, Dan must navigate a labyrinth of deceit and high-tech counter espionage to unravel the truth. Has his own AI effort been manipulated by a powerful CEO? Or are unknown forces behind the fraudulent scheme?  When the FBI finally offers a way out, Dan must choose between a dangerous mission or spending the rest of his life behind bars. 

Will Dan Barry uncover the real mastermind behind the conspiracy, or will he become the ultimate pawn in a deadly game?

Follow his gripping journey of survival and justice—where every move could be his last.