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The Virtual Soul of the City

The Virtual Soul of the City
A Black Mirror Techno Thriller
SULI  Daniel Johnson

While dining out with his family, an ex-marine goes berserk and violently kills a congressman. Detective Cliff Ambrose and his partner from LAPD VR (Virtual Reality) investigations department are assigned the case. It is like nothing they have ever encountered before.

The founder of Virtual Perfection, Brad Dixon, is rushing to release radically new technology. It allows the human brain to interface directly with the VR world. The technology creates extremely realistic simulations that do away with awkward devices needed to interact with the senses. This makes the whole experience indistinguishable from reality itself.

Brad is having an affair with Maxine Dale, his executive assistant. Brad implements a scheme to drive his wife Audra insane through the use of his new technology. He does this in order to take over the company. Audra, Brad’s wife and part-owner of the company is having an affair with Martin Cooper, the senior engineer at virtual perfection.

While this is going on, Audra’s uncle and Chairman of the board for VP is working on a deal to sell an Artificial Intelligence system to the Army. It will integrate all commands and remove the human decision from the command structure, making it completely run by computers. Army command, as well as government, is resistant to this idea. A secret group is working to eliminate the opposition through perfect crime. This is achieved through the use of VR technology.

Several other characters and subplots interact with these to create a murder mystery story fused with virtual reality. Who is responsible for what? What is the real plot remains elusive throughout? What is really happening and what is virtual reality remains an intriguing and captivating mystery throughout the entire story.

The Virtual Soul of the City is a technothriller set in the near future. It goes to great lengths to display likely technology, interesting characters along with several intermeshed and intricate pots. The result is a captivating mystery that should appeal to a wide range of people.

authors pictureAbout the Author

Suli – Daniel Johnson SBN has been studying martial arts and meditation for over 40 years. He holds black belts in several styles of martial arts including Tae Kwon Do and Aikido.

 

Johnson has published several books both in fiction on non- fiction. They include:

Fiction

· Master Life Beneath the Surface Book 1

· Master Life Beneath the Surface Book 2

· Master Life Beneath the Surface Book 3 (To be published in 2020)

· Virtual Intrigue

· Irreplaceable (Short Story)

· Opposite Ends (Short Story)

· I Heart You (Short Story)

· Hitchhiker’s Guide to Heaven and Hell (Radio show)

Non-Fiction

· Finding Your Center

· The Quality of Thinking

· Putting Power into Your Actions (To be published in 2020)

· Physical Intelligence

He has also written many other article and papers on various topics for many publications and organizations.

He now writes and teaches various meditation and mind/body programs such as the Awakening Weekend, Master Meditation, Seven Minds and The Quality of Thinking.

He’s also the CEO of Balance Point Inc., a management consulting company that strengthens organizations by focusing on enhancing the elements of the individual.  He’s the founder of the Selfmastery Foundation, an organization committed to the development of the Self. He also founded the Shim Gong Do Academy a Martial Arts and Meditation school.  He has no affiliation with any organized religion or philosophy and respects all recognized faiths.