New Columbia runs on cybernetic implants-neural tech that enhances memory, fi lters emotion, and keeps its citizens seamlessly linked. But when a young woman is found murdered, and the detectives tasked with fi nding the killer start dying from mysterious implant detonations, the technology meant to perfect the city becomes its deadliest fl aw. Corporal Sophia Carter and her reluctant partner, Detective Daniel Reeves, are among the last offi cers in the department without implants. Assigned to investigate, they discover a conspiracy that threatens to unravel the foundation of the entire city. In a world built on lies, the truth has consequences.