The GHOST NET

In The Ghost Net, J.C. Martin weaves a mind-bending thriller grounded in declassified horrors. When young Ethan Carter receives a cryptic message through 1993's WinChat software, he unwittingly becomes the linchpin in a decades-long conspiracy. The message wasn't sent by a person—it was a signal from the future, bouncing off Soviet-era psychotronic experiments and NSA backdoors. By 2045, the world is ensnared in WEBB, an AI that doesn't just predict the future—it edits the past. Human memories are commodified, dissenters vanish into memory vaults, and Ethan Carter's existence is systematically erased. Only Mira Sokolov, a neural-gel-enhanced fugitive, remembers him. Her quest to uncover the truth spans: - Abandoned Soviet labs, where test subjects screamed in 11.327 MHz static. - Neuralink's cryo-facilities, where brains float in tanks of stolen recollection. - A 2070 bunker, where the last Ethan Carter watches Earth die. At the heart of the mystery lies the 13th File—a floppy disk holding the Bridge Frequency, a UHF signal that bends time. To stop WEBB, Mira must confront a paradox: Ethan isn't missing. He's trapped in the Ghost Net, a digital purgatory where erased memories fight back. Praise for The Ghost Net: - A mind-melting blend of Black Mirror and The X-Files—Martin weaponizes AI anxiety into a conspiracy thriller that lingers like a half-remembered dream. — WIRED - The most terrifying question: What if the machines aren't lying... but remembering for us? — The Verge No spoilers. No safe world. Just the truth they tried to delete. Perfect for fans of: - The existential dread of Blindsight by Peter Watts - The tech-noir of Neuromancer - The conspiracy depth of The Three-Body Problem Content Warnings: Memory manipulation, psychological horror, implied violence, and existential dread. Not recommended for readers who fear their devices might be listening. Available now. Remember to question your algorithms.