Former Dallas detective Matt Dales came to the domed Sirius Colony to disappear. Haunted by a scandal he cannot remember and branded a child killer by the public, Matt is a broken man struggling to outrun the shattered remains of his past. But Sirius is no refuge. Beneath its glowing corporate towers and endless surveillance systems lies a society controlled by algorithms, monitored by colonial supercomputers where every citizen is tracked and crime is supposedly impossible.

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Then the bodies begin to appear.

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Years earlier, Matt survived accidental exposure to “the Mind Rip,” the horrifying psychic effects caused by unshielded faster-than-light travel. Most victims either go violently insane or have their memories erased. Matt survived—but the damage left him with crippling science fiction PTSD and terrifying flashes of future events that threaten to destroy his grip on reality.

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Now a serial killer is somehow beating the system, murdering citizens under the watchful eyes of an all-seeing surveillance state. As Matt’s fractured visions pull him deeper into the investigation, he uncovers secrets tied to shadowy government conspiracy networks, corporate manipulation, and hidden power brokers controlling Sirius from behind the scenes.

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Perfect for fans of Philip K. Dick, Richard K. Morgan, and Tom Sweterlitsch, The I Factor is a gripping psychological sci fi thriller packed with dystopian detective mystery tension, cyberpunk psychic detective intrigue, serial killer sci fi suspense, and razor-sharp tech noir mystery thriller atmosphere.