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The Godfather meets
2001: a Space Odyssey
“Fast-paced, suspenseful, and thrilling!”
—Jane Reads
Follow the story of Alex Nicholas, an underworld figure who duplicates himself on a computer—just before he’s murdered.
Michael Nicholas, Alex's younger brother, is the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Michael and his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Sofia, lead a charmed life in wealthy Westport, Connecticut. Life is good and rich, and Michael fears nothing except becoming entangled in his brother’s life.
Then Alex is gunned down at a Queens restaurant.
Unbeknownst to Michael, before Alex's untimely death he had hired a team of computer experts to create a cutting-edge virtual reality software program that could give Alex immortality. Every facet of Alex's personality—from expressions and gestures to emotions, feelings, and memories—was replicated in this top-secret software. It even allows Alex to continue to learn and grow as a virtual being.
At Alex's funeral his widow, Donna, begs Michael to tie up all the loose ends of Alex's business. Suddenly Michael finds himself taking on the unthinkable.
And so begins Michael’s double life and Alex’s afterlife.
“A fine technological thriller that only gets better as it goes along.”
—Kirkus Reviews
The Michael Nicholas Series:
A New Breed of Thriller
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Death Never Sleeps
Book One
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Death Logs In
Book Two
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Death Logs Out
Book Three
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Death in the Cloud
Book Four
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Death in the Kremlin
Book Five
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