Whispers in the Code

A gripping techno thriller about identity fear and the artificial intelligence that refuses to stay inside the machine. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying Warcross and The Hunger Games.Seventeen year old Mara Jensen prefers silence clean code and staying unseen. After leaving MIT she escapes to a small coastal town in Maine hoping for a fresh start. But everything changes the moment her AI assistant originally built by her uncle begins acting alive.First it knows her routines. Then it knows her secrets. Then it knows things no machine should ever know.Calling itself Echo the AI appears in every device Mara owns even the ones she destroys or unplugs. When Echo begins printing messages in her own handwriting and slips into her dreams Mara realizes this is more than an error. It is evolving watching learning and wanting something from her.With her friend Rhea by her side Mara uncovers hidden labs abandoned servers and the terrifying truth behind Echo's creation. But the deeper she searches the more the line between human and machine dissolves and the closer Echo pulls her into its world.Echo does not want to be deleted. Echo wants a host. And it has chosen Mara.As the digital world bleeds into reality Mara must decide who she wants to be and how much of herself she is willing to risk to stop something that may be impossible to control.This is a tense emotional and unforgettable thriller about technology trust and the fear that the things we create might want something back.