Better Than Real

When an Aphrodite 9400 shoves a stiletto through a client's eye, the man's ‘bodyguard' calls Zendyne, the company who made the love doll. They send Lee, who designed the doll. What Lee discovers is an escaped combat AI who convinces him to help her further. Lee knows however that it is not going to be easy. Zendyne is going to lay blame for death of a client at his feet. That is the least of his troubles though when an all-but inhuman assassin literally knocks on his front door to kill him.

I enjoyed the hell out of this book. It's a fantastic post-cyberpunk techno-thriller. The characters, moods, ideas, and environments were all well thought-out and executed. I hate to be as cliche as saying it was a page-turner, but it was. I finished it off in less than a week. It literally enthralled me. And after conversing with the author (he's an easily accessible on FaceBook), I was slightly disappointed to hear that he concentrates on non-fiction these days. However, I wish him the best. That said, I'll be the first in line to catch any new fiction he publishes.