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Curse the Day

By: Judith O'Reilly
Narrated by: Nick Holbek
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Tobias Hawke was the tech genius boss of the British Institute for Deep Learning. Now his body has been found in his lab: he has been brutally murdered. Hawke was on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a machine-learning device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever. But, in the wake of her creator's murder, Syd has gone into emergency shutdown procedure. What secrets are her neural networks hiding? Michael North, ex-assassin and spy-for-hire, is the man to find out. But he can't work alone. Teenage hacker Fangfang, and Hawke's widow, a prize-winning ethicist, have their own reasons to solve the murder. But can they uncover the truth before it's too late?

PRAISE FOR CURSE THE DAY:
'Relentlessly plotted with a blistering pace, Curse the Day is a sharply drawn, gleefully witty conspiracy thriller. Tackling tomorrow's nightmare today, this is a superb novel' M.W. CRAVEN.
'A brilliant technothriller...complete with terrific action sequences, memorable characters, and the fate of the world at stake ... The pace never lets up and the story stays with you long after the final page' ZOE SHARP.
'Packed with no-holds-barred action and memorable characters. It's a blast!' JAMES SWALLOW.

PRAISE FOR JUDITH O'REILLY:
'A terrific future-shock thriller full of pace, tension, character, and emotion' LEE CHILD.
'Fast-paced and packed with action' MICK HERRON.
'A high-octane plot that centres around the dark heart of British political power' SUNDAY TIMES.
'Thought-provoking, pacy and thrilling' SUNDAY MIRROR.
'A gritty, action-packed, page-turner' ANDY MCNAB.
'New thriller writers come and go. I suspect this lady will stick around' FREDERICK FORSYTH.©2020 Judith O'Reilly (P)2020 Head of Zeus Military Political Science Fiction Spies & Politics Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Thriller Technology Fiction Crime Murder Machine Learning Data Science Computer Science Hacking Computer Security
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Do not let this author slip under your radar. Judith O’Reilly is a most skilled writer and producer of the best adventure / thrillers that you could wish for.
North and Fang are a duo that competes handsomely with the classic partnerships of the classics and modern day crime fiction.
Curse the Day romps along at speed and has you hang on to a gripping state of the art breathtaking beauty of a story.

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Interesting plot, good variety of characters and a brilliant ending. Can’t say more as this is far too good a story to spoil except I have to say good for Octavia! Fang Fang still irritates me a little but I have to admire her abilities. I always vary my listening between genres but I won’t be leaving book 3, Sleep when you’re Dead, for long. Hope there will soon be book 4. The narrator’s mispronunciations irritate me, hence 4 stars.

Loved the ending

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I have just read Killing State and then listened to Curse of the day and I wish there was another. Perfect pace, plot to keep you intrigued. Also as an avid audiobook person (I drive a lot) some times the narrator can let a book down, this is very well read and like the plot keeps a great story going.

Frederick Forsyth is right, we need more from her.

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