Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster | Atria Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by Paul Bradley Carr. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
LLIAM is the world's most powerful supercomputer and it makes tough decisions for its users. People have gotten used to not having to make any decisions on their own, until the day that LLIAM goes offline with no warning or explanation and the world is thrust into chaos. Then letters start arriving, exposing people's secrets and crimes, all starting with "We must confess." CEO Kaitlan Goss must track down the only person who can help - an ex-nun who taught LLIAM what it means to be human. But Maud receives a letter to, revealing Caitlin's sin.
Written by a Silicon Valley journalist and owner of a bookstore, Paul Bradley Carr has written another intriguing story of the perils of technology (have you read 1414° yet?). With all of our internet searches now answered by AI, this book tells of a not-so-distant future when we turn over all our decisions to a computer. What about all the ethics involved in that? This book is filled with characters crossing all kinds of lines to get what they want and what they think is best. Full of non-stop thrills and action, this one will definitely make you think.