“Dr. Morgan Shaw is fiercely devoted to safeguarding national security for her country. As a defense expert at the National Security Council staff, she’s not afraid to challenge authority and break the mold. Morgan’s razor-sharp intellect and relentless determination enable her to navigate the treacherous waters of Washington D.C.’s political landscape with ease. She dives headfirst into a web of deception and global intrigue, kicking ass and taking no prisoners along the way. In many ways, she’s a reflection of my own experiences working in the high-stakes world of national security at the Pentagon.”
–Natasha Bajema
Thriller
Rescind Order
Eight minutes and fifty-three seconds to stop a nuclear launch. The president must decide: trust the AI system or override it.
With only eight minutes and fifty-three seconds to issue the rescind order, Susan must decide whether to trust the machine or to go with her gut instinct.
When President Monroe drops dead on a golf course, Vice President Susan Tolley inherits more than the Oval Office—she inherits a nuclear crisis spinning out of control.
Two Chinese submarines have vanished in U.S. Arctic coastal waters. Russia launches mysterious rockets into space without warning. And the Department of Defense’s new AI system—designed to detect nuclear threats and retaliate faster than any human—is seeing patterns no one can verify.
Dr. Morgan Shaw, a nuclear weapons expert at the White House, discovers something terrifying about the AI system’s programming. But after clashing with Susan as the VP, she’s been shut out of the Situation Room. Now she must fight her way back into the White House to deliver a warning no one wants to hear.
When the Autonomous Retaliatory Capability (ARC) detects an incoming nuclear strike from China, it does exactly what it was designed to do: it gives the launch order.
President Tolley needs to issue the rescind order and stop a nuclear war. But no one can confirm if ARC is seeing things. To save millions of lives, the president must trust the word of one person she banished.
ARC was designed to prevent nuclear war. Now it’s about to start one.
Rescind Order presents a heart-pumping story of U.S. decision-makers navigating a nuclear crisis during a complex era of autonomous systems, social media communication, and deepfakes. If you enjoy suspenseful technothrillers, then you’ll love the first book in a new series from a long-time national security expert.