by JACK RAYMONDA routine job turns into a nightmare. A lawyer becomes a target. Insurance lawyer Alex Thorkild is supposed to simply inspect a 50 million asset in a secluded high-tech estate a straightforward job at the end of his much-needed vacation. But the asset is Prometheus, the world's most advanced artificial intelligence. When a bizarre experiment ends in a deadly catastrophe, Alex goes from investigator to prime suspect and target. Hunted by a ruthless team of mercenaries and betrayed by the people he should trust most, he begins a desperate escape through the wilderness. His only hope is an unlikely alliance with a mysterious spy and the brilliant creator of the AI. But as they fight for survival, Alex realizes that far more than stolen technology is at stake. It's a weapon that could plunge the world into chaos. In a race against time, a man whose only weapon so far has been the fine print in contracts must win a game whose rules he doesn't know. Because in this game, he is the decisive disruptive factor.
