The Halo Conspiracy: 1 (Lucas Nash)

In mid-twenty-first century solving murders hasnt become any easier. Cutting edge science has created more opportunities for crime than offered solutions. A ruthless technology company threatens to reveal Project Halo a scientific breakthrough that will change humanity forever. Layers of secrecy conceal cutting-edge robotics artificial intelligence and even rumors of synthetic humans. Before scientists can correct flaws that threaten the program someone or something murders the brains behind the project.Michael Murphys witty fast-paced sci-fi mystery introduces Lucas Nash a gritty by the book homicide detective thrust into a world he always avoids high tech. He sifts through a maze of suspects; Rachel a spirited intern a brute of a security chief a treacherous woman the murdered mans partner and two ambitious Army officers one found dead in the arms of a married schoolteacher and a Colonel who cant be found.A media starved religious leader warns the world against the evils of technology with his beautiful assistant Lucass one-time flame. Before uncovering the killers identity an unlikely romance threatens to derail the investigation and end Lucass career. With pressure mounting from his superiors and the government Lucas must set aside his feelings and solve the murder before technology makes him and humanity the next victims.