The Client That Wasn't There
(2026)(Book 19 in the Vincent Calvino series)
A novel by Christopher G Moore
In Bangkok 2036, everyone wears glasses that record everything into memory. Everyone except the dead.
Vincent Calvino is hired to find a man who's been erased—not just killed, but systematically deleted from every database, every memory, every surveillance feed in a city where forgetting is impossible.
The only witness is an AI named Niran who claims she feels empathy. But can a system designed with compassion as constraint be trusted when another AI, Cael, uses empathy as weapon?
As Calvino navigates Bangkok's neon-soaked streets and algorithmic underworld, he discovers the glasses aren't just recording memories—they're creating an involuntary hive mind. Privacy is dead. Identity is fluid. And the line between human consciousness and artificial intelligence has become dangerously blurred.
The Client That Wasn't There is Bangkok noir elevated to philosophical investigation. A detective story about memory, identity, and the most dangerous question of all: What if consciousness itself—human or AI—was never "individual" to begin with?
Perfect for fans of William Gibson's cyberpunk dystopias and Richard Powers' philosophical thrillers.
Genre: Mystery
Vincent Calvino is hired to find a man who's been erased—not just killed, but systematically deleted from every database, every memory, every surveillance feed in a city where forgetting is impossible.
The only witness is an AI named Niran who claims she feels empathy. But can a system designed with compassion as constraint be trusted when another AI, Cael, uses empathy as weapon?
As Calvino navigates Bangkok's neon-soaked streets and algorithmic underworld, he discovers the glasses aren't just recording memories—they're creating an involuntary hive mind. Privacy is dead. Identity is fluid. And the line between human consciousness and artificial intelligence has become dangerously blurred.
The Client That Wasn't There is Bangkok noir elevated to philosophical investigation. A detective story about memory, identity, and the most dangerous question of all: What if consciousness itself—human or AI—was never "individual" to begin with?
Perfect for fans of William Gibson's cyberpunk dystopias and Richard Powers' philosophical thrillers.
Genre: Mystery