The Tin Men is an intensely terrifying look at the future of warfare that will freak you the hell out. This high-stakes, vivid and disquieting thriller will challenge your thought process on the use of AI and robots in the military setting, giving you consternation and a severe case of angina. This novel is a gift from Alex DeMille and his late father, Nelson DeMille, offering one final, profound and entertaining story from the pen of the great literary master for readers to devour.
Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are sent to investigate the death of a chief scientist who oversees a deep black war games program featuring a platoon of Army Rangers and a few dozen lethal autonomous weapons – aka killer robots. Brodie and Taylor quickly ascertain that the situation they find themselves in is quickly deteriorating. The Rangers are being pushed to the limits of their physical and psychological well-being, the robots are acting well beyond their supposed software limits, deception is rampant, and everyone is a suspect. In the middle of the desert and without the ability to contact the outside world, Brodie and Taylor must not only determine who killed the scientist, but also find out who and what is behind this secret program. Because if they are unsuccessful, everyone on this base will die and these next-gen weapons systems will be unstoppable.
This is a military thriller wrapped inside a crime thriller with psychological thriller sprinkled on top. It is suspenseful, tension-filled and jam packed with misdirection and unanswered questions that keep you guessing until the end when it explodes in ruthless violence. It has fantastic characters, tests your views on morality, and moves at a breakneck pace. It also really messes with your head and makes you desperately hope that our government isn’t actually working on a program like this. Because if they are, no one is safe.
The Tin Men is a relentless thrill ride. Tight as a Terminator’s death grip, and just as impossible to escape. A brilliantly constructed story that will increase your heart-rate and exercise your brain.
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