Atlas: A Novel - Softcover

Benjamin Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1469995646 ISBN 13: 9781469995649

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Inspector Victoria Rhodes is one of the last clean cops left on San Francisco’s crumbling police force. Long hours and a city on the brink of collapse have worn her down—but nothing prepares her for the double murder in Atlantis, the exclusive covenant community built for the wealthy elite.

The victims: Public Prosecutor Katherine Radcliffe—brilliant, ambitious, and the face of a fragile hope for reconciliation between the private stronghold of Atlantis and the decaying city beyond—and Radcliffe’s forbidden lover, a corporate psychologist with ties to Atlantis’s ruling security force.

Assigned as liaison between the SFPD and the powerful Atlantis Security & Management (ASM), Rhodes finds herself navigating a case that exposes the raw fault lines of class, corruption, and control. Every lead points upward—toward the man who built Atlantis out of ruin: a mercenary turned corporate messiah, known only as Atlas.

The deeper Rhodes digs, the more Atlas’s carefully guarded past begins to mirror her own. To solve the case, she must confront a man she cannot fully understand, a suspect she cannot ignore, and a truth that could destroy what little remains of the city she’s sworn to protect.

In Atlas, the first book of the Atlas Trilogy, noir-drenched mystery collides with dystopian future politics, pulling readers into a relentless story of murder, power, and the blurred line between justice and survival.

About this title

About the Author

Benjamin R. Smith (1985-) was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended a rural high school where he excelled in art and theatre. He attended the University of Kansas. ATLAS is his first novel.

From the Inside Flap

"An engaging murder mystery juxtaposed with a searing indictment of postmodern classism."

-Amazon Reviewer

"Right off the back, I knew this was a gem of a read and I intentionally slowed just to soak in every word of the story. My eyes read off the glaring monitor while my medulla oblongata processed the book, and I visualized this futuristic stylized drama playing out on the big screen. This is one of those books that should be made into a movie, and I can only compare it to movies like Blade Runner. This is a book I will tell every one to read, and if I could give this a sixth star I would."

-Goodreads Reviewer

"The characters really grab your attention and keep you enthralled to the very end."

-Goodreads Reviewer

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1469995646
• ISBN 13: 9781469995649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368