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Book Description: Is Alex Nicholas really dead? Two years since the brutal shooting of Alex Nicholas, a gambling underworld boss in Queens, NYC. But his brother, Michael, a respected CEO, struggles with a secret: his murdered brother has been communicating with him via his laptop using AI. This AI-Alex can foresee dangers in Michael’s path, and appears to be trying to help him – even controlling machinery and electronics via WiFi. Meanwhile, trouble is stirring in the historic capital cities of Rome, Berlin and Paris. Inside the Vatican, Monsignor Kurt Schlegelberger has designs to build his power and prepare for the sudden ascension of the Free Forces Party, a throw-back to the Nazis. Schlegelberger will stop at nothing, but first he must deal with a new threat: someone appears to know the true story behind a series of murders in the US, committed by clergy to cover their tracks of child abuse within the Church. Alex’s re-appearance puts Schlegelberger’s plans in jeopardy...

Book Details : Book Title: Death Logs In by E.J. Simon Category: Adult fiction, 348 pages Genre: Technological Crime Thriller Publisher: Simon/Zef Publishing Published: Oct 15, 2014 Content Rating: PG-13   Where to buy the book: Amazon Barnes and Noble Chapters Indigo About the book: Death Logs In is E.J. Simon’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his bestselling debut, Death Never Sleeps which rose to #2 on the Amazon Kindle list   Death Logs In will once again feature E.J. Simon’s unforgettable protagonists, Michael Nicholas and his now virtual brother, Alex. It is a brilliant and compelling thriller. E.J. Simon’s talent for storytelling, infused with intrigue, globetrotting, and humor is, again, on full display in this new book. Simon’s technology consultant and editor, Dan White said, “The only A.I. protagonist in crime thrillers is back, and nothing is ever as it first appears in an E.J. Simon novel.” This book’s narrative takes pl...

Alex Nicholas was a bookie. As a bookie you make a lot of enemies. So it was of no real surprise when Alex was killed. However Alex is not dead. In fact he sends messages to his brother, Michael. At first Michael can not believe that Alex is talking to him but than he realizes just what Alex was truely up to. Now he must protect Alex or find himself killed just like his brother. If this book had not been sent to me to review as part of a blog tour than I would never have known about it and that would have been a shame. This book had me hooked. I have been introduced to a new author that I will be keeping an eye on. The pacing of the story was fast, kept me entertained, and I liked the characters. If I had to classify this book I would say it was a techo-thriller. While this book is fiction there are aspects in it that I could see actually happening in real life. We as a technology age could and might already be working on ways to keep someone alive through computers. If you are...