World War Nine — Patrick Quinlan

Praise for Patrick Quinlan:“A shocking, violent read, jam-packed with action and a cast of incredible characters”-- Independent Weekly (Australia)“A superb debut. A great crime novel. Brilliant is the word” -- Independent on Sunday* * *Susan Jones is dead, and yet alive.Susan is a former robotics scientist for Suncoast Cybernetics, who was killed by the company. Her awareness is inside Number Nine, the incredible ninth generation prototype of Suncoast’s immensely successful Sexbot line of robotic companions.Now she’s hiding out with Mr. Blue, the corporate assassin who killed Susan Jones. This time, Howard Neale, CEO of Suncoast, has Eris at his command, a fully wired Sexbot with the awareness of the cold-blooded murderer Curtis Jackson inside.Howard knows exactly where Nine and Blue are hiding. They’re trapped. Or so Howard thinks.Meanwhile Ravi Kapoor, the inventor of the AI companion God, has been betrayed (by God herself) and cast out of the company. But Ravi has other tricks up his sleeve, namely a bioweapon the likes of which the world has never seen.A murdered scientist on the run, out to avenge her own death, and that of her mother. A high-tech corporation above the law. A genius inventor with nothing left to lose, and a terrifying weapon at his fingertips. And a Sexbot harboring the awareness of an amoral killer, set loose to cause chaos.Deadly, high-tech forces collide in a showdown that will change the world, or end it.World War Nine is the third book in the Sexbot series, by Patrick Quinlan. It’s a fast-paced, high-stakes, sexy adventure, with twists, turns and shocking surprises.* * *Praise for Patrick Quinlan:“A turbo-charged tour de force.” -- Port City Life“A fast-paced thriller...the story moves at warp speed, capped by a cinematic chase...before ending in spectacular fashion.” -- Los Angeles Times“Tightly plotted, confidently written and very hip” -- Observer