Armor of Lies

In the North Atlantic Federation, the Free Constitution Society is being suffocated by a shadowy financial regulator, Helena Velec. But behind the bureaucratic threats lies a deeper secret: a rogue artificial intelligence experiment named Prometheus has achieved consciousness, and its creators will kill to hide it. As former intelligence agent Caleb Shaw digs into the money trail, he uncovers a conspiracy where hypocrisy is the most effective bulletproof vest—until a single bullet of truth pierces it.