A suspenseful whodunit, where not all the suspects are human.Recently graduated and newly hired Ruger-Phillips employee, Dr. Sam “Doc” Price is excited to be starting his new assignment. He will be assessing training developed for a team.
It is, however, a team like no other, because only one of the team members is human; the other is one of the most intelligent and lethal systems ever built by man – the Joint Aerial Combat Capability. Loaded with the latest in detection and threat assessment technology, JACC is a silent, deadly military drone. Doc soon discovers, however, that JACC may not be the only killer on the remote, Nevada test range. Soon, he finds himself in a cat and mouse game with an unknown adversary.
In a fight for his life and the lives of his friends, Doc asks himself, how do you match wits with the mind in the clouds when you're not sure if you are facing the cold, exact logic of machine intelligence or the coldblooded urges of a human killer?
Editorial Reviews
"Strong characters, intelligent attention to detail and a great plot ensured this was a quite riveting read. Highly recommended." - Mandy Walkden-Brown
"... a crazy wild ride through modern day technology with a little advanced AI thrown in to create an action thriller par excellence." "... this novel is a great read and will keep you on the edge of your seat." - D. West
"Doc is not only confronting technology, but his own concepts of intellect. He'll also soon confront his own mortality as he becomes involved in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in the desert, against an impossible adversary.
Is artificial intelligence truly superior to human cognition? Who will determine its nature? Are the basic premises of psychological and cognitive processes applicable to machine intelligence? And what happens when analysis and practice go awry? Doc comes to question the moral and ethical outcome of his own involvement in these experiments: I looked on in horror as the symbols for three Hellfire missiles appeared on the display, each ending its flight a half-second later at the Maintenance Building. Legs that only moments before had been so restless I couldn’t stand in one place now failed me. I dropped into the chair next to Troy and hung my head. Would I be toasting Jill and her new husband at their wedding in a few months … or would I be explaining to him how I had drawn her into a killing field during her funeral in a few days? The pain and guilt I felt threatened to paralyze me.
These and other thought-provoking questions are wound into an absorbing story that may not hold the staccato pace of some of its technological thriller competitors, but that more than makes up for it with a deeper foundation and the logical and psychological revelations it produces.
Thriller readers who like more than a casual dose of high tech in their story lines will find Mind in the Clouds just the ticket for an involving, compelling read."- D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review
I love this set of books. I feel the author works hard to offer the reader a complex and stimulating plot that's a little bit different to many other books. They also feel very well-researched and the characters develop well throughout the story.
To Sum It Up: A smartly-plotted techno thriller with plenty of twists and turns. A FINALIST and highly recommended!’ - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
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