If you answered YES, or even sometimes, then let me introduce you to ‘The Halo Conspiracy‘ by Michael Murphy, author of a half-dozen other books including a historical mystery series set in the 1930’s.
Thank you TLC Book Tours & Michael Murphy for my gift copy of ‘The Halo Conspiracy‘, book one of Murphy’s new Lucas Nash series & released on 4/15/21!
In mid-twenty-first century, solving murders hasn’t become any easier. Cutting edge science has created more opportunities for crime than offered solutions.
A ruthless technology company threatens to reveal Project Halo, a scientific breakthrough that will change humanity forever. Layers of secrecy conceal cutting-edge robotics, artificial intelligence and even rumors of synthetic humans. Before scientists can correct flaws that threaten the program, someone or something murders the brains behind the project.
Michael Murphy’s witty fast-paced sci-fi mystery introduces Lucas Nash, a gritty, by the book homicide detective thrust into a world he always avoids, high tech. He sifts through a maze of suspects; Rachel, a spirited intern, a brute of a security chief, a treacherous woman, the murdered man’s partner, and two ambitious Army officers, one found dead in the arms of a married schoolteacher, and a Colonel who can’t be found.
A media starved religious leader warns the world against the evils of technology with his beautiful assistant, Lucas’s one-time flame. Before uncovering the killer’s identity, an unlikely romance threatens to derail the investigation and end Lucas’s career. With pressure mounting from his superiors and the government, Lucas must set aside his feelings and solve the murder before technology makes him and humanity the next victims.
‘The Halo Conspiracy‘ is a well-written, captivating, atmospheric, & quick-paced book that would make a fantastic adaptation on Netflix or HBO Max. With just the right amount of wit, romance, mystery, intrigue (& artificial intelligence), & set in the not too distant future, this 1st book in Murphy’s ‘Lucas Nash’ series has the potential to become a series all the sci-fi/mystery readers will talking about often & recommending to book clubs everywhere.
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Michael Murphy is a part-time urban chicken rancher and the author of The Yankee Club, All That Glitters, and Wings in the Dark. He lives in Arizona with his wife of more than forty years and their five newly adopted children. He’s active in several local writers’ groups and conducts novel-writing workshops at bookstores and libraries.
Michael dedicated ‘The Halo Conspiracy’ to his wife, Jennie, who passed away recently from the effects of Coronavirus and to everyone whose lives have been impacted by this terrible pandemic.
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