Just as stories about AI fill the airwaves, Stacey Abrams' latest thriller arrives: Coded Justice (#1,349). The protagonist of While Justice Sleeps, Avery Keene, is back to upset the balance of power not in the Supreme Court, but in the tech industry.
She's been bored to tears in her junior associate job in a high-powered D.C. law firm, so when her friend approaches her in her capacity as an investigative attorney to vet a major new tech company on the eve of a high-profile IPO, she jumps at the chance. Not only will it get her out of the office, but she will be able to potentially bring a major new client into the firm.
Camasca Enterprises has developed an integrated health system powered by AI. It is about to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare, especially for the veteran population it aims to serve. Avery and her team are wowed by the technology and by its charismatic owner. On the surface, everything looks good, but Major Rafe Diaz, the CEO, alerts them to an accidental death on their property. He wants to make sure that it won't affect the rollout of Camasca. Avery's team will lend the proper cachet to the stock deal when they clear the company and its practices. What could possibly go wrong?
It's both creepy and extremely credible, which makes this thriller the stuff that will keep you up at night worrying about your own privacy (if there is such a thing anymore!). It might make you think twice about what you're putting out there about yourself online...
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