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THE FAILSAFE: AI can make mistakes. Engineered... catastrophic..

Jennifer Turner is a quiet entry-level employee at a small IT firm whose life is upended when she receives a cryptic email containing a pair of codes—and an anonymous call—at work. She ignores them… until she returns home to find elite Russian FSB assassins waiting in her apartment, ready to kill for the codes and uncover what she knows.

Early Readers' Reactions

Early Readers' Reactions to The Failsafe

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"The Failsafe delivers a powerful mix of suspense, intelligence, and emotional depth. The characters are well developed, and the stakes feel incredibly real as the world edges closer to chaos. It will keep you turning pages late into the night"

Daniel H

"A brilliantly paced thriller that blends cutting-edge technology with classic espionage storytelling. The tension builds steadily as the plot unfolds, and the idea of AI-driven manipulation feels both innovative and disturbingly plausible. Recommended!!"

Nathan C.

A gripping, high-stakes thriller that feels uncomfortably close to reality. The blend of AI, espionage, and global tension kept me hooked from the first chapter to the last. This book moves fast and never lets up. The characters feel real and the tension is constant"

Ralph J.

Prequel to The Failsafe

The Failsafe: The Extraction — Before the codes came the extraction...

This was meant to be like every other extraction mission CIA field operative, Brian Heaves had carried out before: get the asset, move fast, and be gone before anyone noticed. But someone noticed before they even began.

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Author's Bio

Meet Iyke Nnaemeka

Iyke Nnaemeka was born and raised in Nigeria and currently lives in the United Kingdom with his family, where he practises as a medical doctor specialising in paediatric intensive care.

The Failsafe, his debut novel, is a high-stakes thriller that explores the collision of artificial intelligence, global power, and covert espionage.

When he’s not working in intensive care or writing, Iyke reads widely on global affairs and is particularly drawn to ideas that challenge conventional thinking.

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