Sarttini
She wrote the book on a killer. Now, the killer's biggest fan is writing a deadly sequel.
Peyton and her partner, Brody, managed to stop the analog crimes of Trevor, but they were too late to prevent his digital legacy. A hyper-intelligent hacker calling himself The Curator has adopted Trevor's crimes as his personal muse. For The Curator, Trevor's reign was just Chapter One-and he intends to make Peyton and Brody the unwitting stars of his much more violent and meticulously planned follow-up.
First, Brody, the grounded owner of a local coffee shop, is professionally framed and suspended from his business by a single keystroke. Then, The Curator invades Peyton's life, turning her smart home into a high-tech cell. He doesn't just watch; he edits her manuscript in real-time, corrects her writing, and uses her private conversations as inspiration for his terrifying plan.
As Peyton and Brody race to sever the sinister connection between the imprisoned Trevor and his new, more dangerous disciple, they realize their only weapon is the very story The Curator is trying to control. But when the digital monster decides it's time to step out of the cloud and physically "claim his prize," they must trigger a hard reboot and pray that flesh and blood can win against an enemy with total control.
In the war between an author and her story, the first one to lose control dies.