Dark Site

<p> Praise for Stephen Baker's Books:</p><p></p><p><em>The Boost</em></p><p></p><p>Baker has written a true delight of a techno-thriller that has deep dark roots in the present.... [His] characters are memorable and wickedly fun. --<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p></p><p>His tale is rendered in light easy smooth prose which walks the tragicomic tightrope brilliantly and deftly. -<em>-Locus Magazine</em></p><p></p><p><em>The Numerati</em></p><p></p><p>Stephen Baker artfully conjures up vivid images to explain what he's talking about and why a reader should care.-- <em>The Christian Science Monitor</em></p><p></p><p>A highly readable and fascinating account of the number-driven world we now live in. --<em>The Wall Street Journal</em></p><p></p><p>It's spring of 2043 and fifteen-year-old Alissa Terwilliger is the only student in her Washington D.C. high school with a Chinese smart chip in her head.</p><p></p><p>It's a dangerous time. Alissa's boyfriend Nate is picked up by a drone and imprisoned in a Dark Site-a private prison where people are held indefinitely. She knows her grandfather could help. He's a software titan and one of the richest people on earth. But he might be part of the problem.</p><p></p><p>Navigating a new world of AI and brain surveillance Alissa must use her own networked chip to hunt down answers. This carries her on a risky mission into Washington's highest echelons of power.</p><p></p><p><em>Dark Site</em> is a novel of espionage and suspense. It previews the wild adventures we face as our minds meld with machines.</p>