The Veracity Protocol (Paperback)

Paperback. What if the most dangerous lie wasn't what people believed-but what they could see with their own eyes?Elias Thorne built the government's most advanced deepfake detection system. He was the man who taught artificial intelligence to recognize truth from fiction. But when a livestream of his own suicide goes viral across every news channel while he stands alive in his kitchen, Elias discovers that being deleted from existence doesn't require death-it only requires control of what everyone else perceives as real. In this pulse-pounding psychological thriller with technological suspense, a fractured identity becomes a weapon, and the liar's dividend has evolved into something far more sinister than misinformation: reality itself has become programmable.Hunted by the system he created. Erased by the technology he trusted. Replaced by a face that was never real.This mind-bending techno-thriller plunges readers into a near-future nightmare where augmented reality glasses, neural implants, and AI-powered surveillance have made objective truth obsolete. When Elias's biometric identity is hijacked and overwritten with the face of a global terrorist, every camera, every drone, every digital eye sees him as a monster-even his own wife can't recognize the man standing in front of her. As assassinations are committed using his stolen likeness and the government activates a secret protocol that can "re-skin" reality in real-time, Elias must navigate a conspiracy thriller where trust is impossible and survival means becoming digitally invisible. This gripping mystery combines the paranoia of classic espionage fiction with cutting-edge AI dangers, creating an action-packed suspense novel that feels terrifyingly plausible. Perfect for fans of high-stakes thrillers, cyber thriller adventures, and conspiracy fiction that explores how deepfake technology and digital manipulation could weaponize identity itself.The most unputdownable thriller of the year-where every face is a lie, every screen is a weapon, and the only way to survive is to delete yourself.From underground communities of the "off-grid" to massive underwater server farms where reality is edited in real-time, this fast-paced psychological suspense novel races through twists and revelations that will leave you questioning everything you see. The Veracity Protocol delivers edge-of-your-seat action as Elias discovers that the terrorist identity he's been framed with never existed-it was a 100% AI-generated phantom designed to justify total surveillance. Now he faces an impossible choice: expose the truth and watch civilization collapse into chaos, or use the same reality-distortion technology to rewrite himself as the hero. This dark and gritty techno-thriller explores themes of surveillance state control, technological dystopia, and the terrifying future of artificial intelligence manipulation. With a protagonist fighting against corporate conspiracy and government cover-ups, readers who crave political thrillers and crime fiction with a technological edge will find themselves unable to stop turning pages. The shocking climax reveals that the real battleground isn't the physical world-it's the visual cortex of every person with a neural implant, making this a truly original addition to the fractured identity psychological thrillers collection. When the concept of truth itself becomes the ultimate weapon, only one man can become invisible enough to strike back.This is a standalone novel in the zero-day chronicles Thrillers series. Each book can be read independently. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…