The Neon Hive — Philip Mazza

The reviews are in . . . The Neon Hive is a visceral, cyberpunk thrill-ride that leaves you breathless and questioning the very nature of consciousness. Mazza's world of New York Veritas is a richly imagined, neon-drenched nightmare, and Detective Crowley and Dr. Sharma are a dynamic duo you won't soon forget. This book earns a solid 5 stars and our Cyberpunk Pick of the Year award. - Booksource A mind-bending descent into the psyche of a killer with a digital soul.Buckle up, meatbags.Detective Lyra Crow Crowley, a walking nightmare with a past as glitchy as a malfunctioning joybot, claws her way into a case reeking of rotten ambition. A tech mogul, Vincent Steele, has been killed, leaving behind a crime scene that stinks like yesterday's synth-meat. Crow dives into the neon-soaked cesspool of New York Veritas, where whispers of rogue AI, cutthroat corporate espionage, and a trillionaire's twisted shot at immortality slither through the shadows.But she ain't alone in this meat grinder. Dr. Rana Sharma, a fringe-dwelling AI expert, joins the fray. Together, they're about to unearth a secret so mind-bending it'll make your organic circuits fry. This is a descent into the cold, hard heart of artificial sentience, where the line between man and machine is about to get blurred beyond recognition.Can they unravel the conspiracy before this digital darkness swallows them whole?