The Golden Relic
Part 1 of the Lance Manning & the Rogue AI series
An ancient relic. A billionaire obsessed with eternal life. A secret hidden for 4,600 years.Former Army Ranger Lance Manning is drawn into a deadly race against time when his daughter Lexi is kidnapped by a ruthless tech billionaire bent on unlocking the secrets of immortality. Lexi's rare gift the ability to communicate with AIs is the key to deciphering cryptic messages left by an ancient civilization in a 4,600-year-old relic.With the help of his battle-hardened Ranger squad and Lexi's extraordinary power, Lance must outmaneuver the tech mogul's forces and solve the mystery of the relic before the billionaire can harness its devastating knowledge. But as an ominous wave of DNA-based terror attacks ripples across the globe and an apocalyptic plot unfolds, father and daughter find themselves pawns in a chilling endgame.A pulse-pounding thrill ride laced with cutting-edge tech and high emotional stakes, The Golden Relic brings ancient legends to vivid life and catapults the reader to exotic locales from Puerto Rico's lush jungles to Egypt's pyramid chambers to ancient Persia's royal tombs.Fans of Michael Crichton, Dan Brown, James Rollins, and Blake Crouch will devour this gripping, thought-provoking page-turner.