Byte

Brooklyn psychiatrist Ajay Rao is frustrated at work and lonely at home, but boredom vanishes when he is hired to psychoanalyze an unusual client: an artificial intelligence. Through an unexpected meeting with a stranger, he discovers his involvement in a deadly plot and is forced to flee. From Montreal to Mexico to Mumbai, aided by a beautiful woman, he must confront the menacing digital intelligence whose logic has twisted into hatred. Byte is a tightly written technothriller. A long-dead sibling is the key to a weapon that threatens the entire Internet, and villains shift alliances in a satisfying puzzle that will keep you guessing until the end.

Gaurav Mathur is a California physician and technophile. His influences include JRR Tolkien, Arthur C. Clarke, Douglas Adams, JK Rowling, and Steve Jobs. He enjoys dark chocolate with hazelnuts, and has never jumped out of a plane. www.bytepad.net