Name: THE GHOST PROTOCOL
SKU: 9781807383442
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Description

A Sociological Crime Thriller

In a world of ‘Connected Silence,’ a single delete key is the most lethal weapon.

Dr Philip Taiwo is a man of precision. A forensic auditor who literally wrote the book on how systems decay from within, he understands that modern corruption doesn’t sound like a briefcase snap in a dark alley — it sounds like the rhythmic hum of cooling fans in a server room. But while investigating a multi-billion-naira fraud in Abuja, Philip makes a chilling discovery: he isn’t just analysing a crime; he is witnessing his own digital demise.

The ‘Ghost Protocol’—a sophisticated identity-harvesting engine—has ‘draped’ Philip’s biometric data and physical movements over a malicious script. To the auditors, the digital record shows Dr. Taiwo as the architect of the theft. To the system, he is a ‘Hollow-Man’ whose life can be erased with a keystroke.

Forced to become a fugitive, Philip must navigate the ‘Analogue Sanctuaries’ of West Africa and the ‘Dark Nodes’ of London to find the only evidence that can save him: the Evidence of Absence.

From the humid bustle of Wuse Market to a high-stakes trial at the Old Bailey, The Ghost Protocol is a sociological crime thriller that explores the ‘Architecture of the Void’—a state where the digital record replaces the human being. It is a journey through a world where ‘Administrative Violence’ can unmake a person without ever touching their skin, and where the only defence is the stubborn, irregular rhythm of Human Friction.