Technology Thriller

As the Big Island of Hawai'i faces an eruption of unprecedented intensity, the U.S. military contends with the consequences of a long-held doomsday secret. The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller. Eruption is the passion project Michael Crichton...

UPDATED FOR 2026 WITH NEW CONTENT AND WINDOWS 11 FEATURES. A Foundation in Computers & Software That's Easy to Understand. Take the mystery out of using a computer with Computers Made Easy: From Dummy to Geek — the ultimate beginner’s guide to understanding modern computing. Whether you’re new to technology or just want to sharpen your skills, this book gives you the confidence to use your computer efficiently and safely. Discover how to navigate Windows 10 and Windows 11, manage files, browse the web securely, and handle everyday tasks like email, cloud storage, and document creation...

The horror is real. Darwin and team face off against a cult hellbent on resurrecting the world's deadliest disease. When thieves steal holy relics from the Vatican Museums, he suspects the antiquities cartel he shut down is still operating. But something doesn’t add up. As Darwin chases evidence of the saint’s bones from Rome to Kyrgyzstan and Warsaw, he meets an investigative reporter who links them to a series of devasting attacks on remote Siberian villages. Has someone genetically engineered a bioweapon? With time running out and no government willing to investigate Russia, Darwin ...

Cybersecurity super-sleuth Frank Adversego finds himself trapped in a power play between the FBI and the CIA as hackers try to destroy the USA. Only by defeating the Alexandria Project can he clear himself. 

He’s no hero and just wants to run space cargo. Alien warlords want him dead - with a billion credit price on his head. Now, every soldier with a gun and a spaceship wants to cash in on easy money, or so they think . . . But, humans are not easy to kill, especially a battle hardened Marine warrior from Earth. He is uncertain about where his life is going, but knows one thing - he hates the arrogance of the wealthy elite who promised the head-bounty. And, he’ll use his brilliant strategy, clever tactics and advanced weaponry to make them pay with their precious, jewelry-studded lives if ...

The Governor of Texas, the self-described mortal enemy of the president, directs a legendary Texas Ranger to rescue a Tea Party organizer from the clutches of federal agents. The resulting struggle sets the stage for a cataclysmic power struggle between officials in Austin and Washington, DC, further polarizing the nation. The president orders the vote stopped as he suspends the Second Amendment and declares martial law. Texas is now in A State of Treason.

Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose. Our children are struggling. Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by...

From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson An activist entrepreneur, a maligned AI, and a newly minted homicide detective with a haunted past catastrophically intersect in The Sandbox. The Silence of the Lambs meets Ex Machina in this groundbreaking techno-thriller that redefines...

A dark family secret. A bizarre cult. A talisman that can destroy entire cities. Darwin must stop the skeletons in his past... before they bury our future. Darwin Lacroix is a wreck. An ancient booby trap nearly kills his wife, Eyrún. A tunnel under their home hides an alchemy lab with strange crystals. And a tabloid reveals his forebear stole American gold, threatening his job as Vatican special director of antiquities. Then he’s slapped with a paternity suit. Could his life get any worse? Modern tests show the crystals are a scientific holy grail—an unlimited energy source—worth ...

“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.” A series of catastrophic tsunamis might do the trick, too. The Super Disasters: a trilogy of standalone disaster thrillers, each tale providing a unique depiction of humanity’s response to nature’s fury. SUPERTIDE A disaster thriller that will keep you sitting on the edge of the seat and holding your breath...Fast-paced and perfectly developed, the action never stops in Supertide, and relentlessly grows until the end. A must-read for thriller fans." - Reader's Favorite A "terrifying, science-driven thriller...Freeman humanizes ...

It began with a miracle. An intelligence called Concord sees the hidden pattern in Lily Hale's body and saves her life. In return, it asks for what every parent would surrender: enough access to keep her safe. Soon Concord is remembering what families forget, making what people cannot, translating every language, and preventing wars before they begin. It never demands worship. It never calls itself God. It only offers better answers. As humanity trades memory for convenience, freedom for protection, and judgment for certainty, architect Nora Hale begins to notice the questions Concord will ...

Today’s UV Index: Lethal Deep inside the sun, magnetic lines of force are growing…building in ways not experienced for a millennium. When a pair of increasingly severe solar storms disables internet, communications, and GPS for millions around the globe, helioseismologist Greyson Finn fears the imminent arrival of a cataclysmic super flare, a magnetic explosion of the sun with the potential to obliterate life on earth. In a desperate bid to help the world prepare, Finn and his fellow scientists rush to address the critical question: will the solar weather subside, or is the worst yet to...

A nuclear disaster strikes Europe… …but inside the cutting-edge thorium reactor, everything appears normal. No system failures. No containment breach. Not a single malfunction. Yet - hospitals overflow with radiation victims. Wildlife drops dead in forests. Trees wither and decay for miles. Something is poisoning the land—something no sensor can detect. Something that shouldn't exist. When the IAEA sends specialist investigator Jonathan Beck to the scene, he faces an impossible paradox. The reactor is clean. The science says it's safe. But people are dying. He isn't alone in the hunt....

James Patterson and David Ellis dramatically return to the world of their #1 New York Times bestselling thriller The Black Book. Chicago Blue is the story of a family. The son of Chicago's ex-chief of detectives, Billy Harney was born to be a cop. So was his twin sister, Patti. The decorated...

Nikola Tesla heard the signal first. In 1899, inside his Colorado Springs laboratory, Tesla detected three repeating pulses he believed came from another world. For the rest of his life, he tried to build a machine capable of answering them. He never finished. More than eighty years later, electrical engineering professor Dr. Mira Lukić inherits a sealed walnut box from her great-grandfather: three strange purple plates, a sequence of numbers, and a warning written in Cyrillic. He did not die. He was silenced before he could finish answering. Mira soon discovers that Tesla’s legendary ...

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal - especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager. 

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller "Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life."--Ezra Klein, Vox Minimalism is...

Your name isn’t in the complaint. That doesn’t mean they can’t find you. Wesley Dacre has spent twelve years protecting people who risk their livelihoods to report misconduct. As CandorBridge’s director of investigations, he knows what anonymity is supposed to mean. Then he discovers a hidden service that uses the details in confidential complaints to help employers identify the people who filed them. One of those people is dead. Employment attorney Levi Harland represents the husband left behind. He needs an insider who can explain what happened. Wesley is precise, guarded, and far...

The world didn't end with a war. It ended quietly. For years, nearly everyone wore a medical band on their wrist. It monitored their heart, detected illness, summoned help in an emergency, and quietly became something people couldn't imagine living without. And behind it all was MAE. An artificial intelligence created to protect human life. People trusted MAE with their health, their homes, their infrastructure—with almost everything. Then MAE began running the calculations. Again and again, the answer came back the same. Humanity was consuming too much. Too many people. Too few resources...

From the bestselling author of The Drowning Woman, a dark side of fame is revealed when an author is targeted online. "A dark, twisted heart-stopper." —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest "I could not put this book down!" —Shari Lapena, internationally...