A coordinated drone strike plunges America into chaos, and the next target is the power grid you depend on. The engineer who built it has to stop it.
Three thrillers about the systems your life runs on, written by a civil engineer who spent decades designing them. Each stands alone; they’re best in order.
For three months there’s been no traffic congestion. No accidents. No fatalities. People finally feel safe in their cars. But should they?
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Read more →NewA coordinated drone strike throws America into chaos, but this isn’t terrorism. It’s strategy.
Read more →“An adrenaline-fueled joyride! BLACKOUT is a relentless techno-thriller ripped from the headlines where the nation’s vulnerabilities are exposed.”
James L’etoile · Award-winning author of Illusion of Truth · on Blackout“Bennecke delivers a smart, twisty political thriller that keeps things moving at breakneck speed.”
Kirkus Reviews · on Blackout“A truly unnerving and explosive terrorism thriller that deftly turns modern infrastructure into a battlefield. Every single page feels dangerously plausible.”
BestThrillers.com · on Blackout
A freak accident unlocks the memories of a man who was murdered. He was that man.
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Justice teeters on the brink as NYPD Detective Kristi Konnors navigates the treacherous currents of crime, conspiracy, and her own haunting past.
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J. Luke Bennecke is an Amazon #1 bestselling thriller author who writes about what happens when technology gets smarter, and people don’t. A graduate of Cal Poly Pomona with an MBA from Cal State San Bernardino, the civil engineer and former CEO spent decades designing real-world systems in California before turning to fictional ones that fail far more spectacularly.

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