The Synth Crisis Series

When machine murders man, one detective is the world's only hope of preventing an all-out-war…   Dhata Mays has become used to living on the fringes. Unlike most of humanity, the detective treats the synth population with the respect they deserve. But when a gruesome murder points to a synth as the perpetrator, Dhata must do everything in his power to discover an explanation before the case goes public…   In a race against time, Dhata discovers a scheme involving cypher hackers, synth prostitutes, and a pair of rival gang bosses that could tear the city apart. When the case puts his loved ones in harm's way, the investigation becomes personal. For Dhata to keep the uneasy peace, he'll have to track down the murderers himself, but no one said he had to take them alive…

A war between humans and synthetics...   In a futuristic Tampa Bay, skiptracer Dhata Mays and his sidekick, Lur Diaz, are on a job investigating a cheating lowlife. But after a deadly explosion and the woman who hired them disappears, nobody is safe.  Suddenly, everyone is under suspicion, and the police are no longer there "to serve and to protect." Now, it's up to Dhata to take matters into his own hands and uncover a deep-rooted plot to escalate the tension between the humans and synths.  He must stop the battle before it's too late. But is the truth too big for a small-time skiptracer to handle alone?

Human/synth relations are suffering... And Dhata Mays is stepping in.   Two years after stopping a wicked serial killer, former detective Dhata Mays is called in to investigate a kidnapping. After all, he's the new "fixer" in town. But when Dhata discovers that there's more at stake than a missing woman, he knows he's up against an evil entity that might destroy everything. With help from his partners, Dhata uncovers a plot that not only involves genocide, but a brand new model of android. It's the final hour and time is running out, but can Dhata Mays pull a hat trick, and bring an end to the synth crisis?

A man who fights for synthetic rights. A quarter-million-credit bounty. When the tables turn, can he endure life on the run?   NU-USA, 2125. Dhata Mays's anger is primed to erupt. When an old friend on the force clues him in to a mysterious murder gone cold, the mercenary sleuth allows his obsession to take control. But no sooner does he dive into the details of the case than he barely survives an ambush by unknown assassins.   Too bitter about the murder to back off, the cynical detective ignores the price on his head and pursues the organization he's certain is responsible. But when he discovers that he has more than one adversary from the past, he may find nowhere in the world is safe.   Will Dhata's fixation on justice get him permanently deleted?   The Machine Detective is the tense fourth book in The Synth Crisis techno-thriller series. If you like cyberpunk dystopias, hard-boiled private investigators, and science fiction noir, then you'll love this futuristic mystery.   Buy The Machine Detective to deprogram a death wish today!

Omnibus version of the first three books in the Synth Crisis futuristic detective series. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK ONE: THE JUDAS CYPHER When machine murders man, one detective is the world's only hope of preventing an all-out-war... Dhata Mays has become used to living on the fringes. Unlike most of humanity, the detective treats the synth population with the respect they deserve. But when a gruesome murder points to a synth as the perpetrator, Dhata must do everything in his power to discover an explanation before the case goes public. In a race against time, Dhata discovers a scheme involving cypher hackers, synth prostitutes, and a pair of rival gang bosses that could tear the city apart. When the case puts his loved ones in harm's way, the investigation becomes personal. For Dhata to keep the uneasy peace, he'll have to track down the murderers himself, but no one said he had to take them alive. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK TWO: THE UNSUNG FRAME A war between humans and synthetics... In a futuristic Tampa Bay, skiptracer Dhata Mays and his sidekick, Lur Diaz, are on a job investigating a cheating lowlife. But after a deadly explosion and the woman who hired them disappears, nobody is safe. Suddenly, everyone is under suspicion, and the police are no longer there "to serve and to protect." Now, it's up to Dhata to take matters into his own hands and uncover a deep-rooted plot to escalate the tension between the humans and synths. He must stop the battle before it's too late. But is the truth too big for a small-time skiptracer to handle alone? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK THREE: THE SIGMA IMPERATIVE Human/synth relations are suffering... And Dhata Mays is stepping in. Two years after stopping a wicked serial killer, former detective Dhata Mays is called in to investigate a kidnapping. After all, he's the new "fixer" in town. But when Dhata discovers that there's more at stake than a missing woman, he knows he's up against an evil entity that might destroy everything. With help from his partners, Dhata uncovers a plot that not only involves genocide, but a brand new model of android. It's the final hour and time is running out, but can Dhata Mays pull a hat trick, and bring an end to the synth crisis?