Blackout Architects of Chaos: by Igor van Gemert

Blackout: The Architects of Chaos

A Techno-Thriller for the Age of Data

Max Verhagen never meant to uncover a world-shattering conspiracy—he just followed the numbers. As a rising financial analyst at Mercator Bank, he spots an anomaly hidden in offshore accounts: a dizzying network of shell companies, quantum-encrypted transactions, and staggering sums of "virtual" money. Except this shadowy ledger isn't just about cash. It's a blueprint to reshape global power.

When a routine audit becomes a deadly race for survival, Max teams with his brilliant colleague Anouk Jansen—a risk assessment whiz with deep cyber-savvy—to trace the conspiracy back to an elusive group called "the Architects." Armed with bleeding-edge tactics and the ruthless precision of AI-driven platforms like Deepseek, these shadowy players can crash economies, topple governments, and vanish with a keystroke.

On the run across Amsterdam's canals and beyond, Max and Anouk find themselves entangled in a world where high finance meets quantum computing, and where the next "big hack" could spark total blackout. Every lead unearths a new layer of secrets, and every misstep puts them—and everyone they care about—in greater danger.

As markets reel and digital footprints vanish, Max and Anouk must unmask the Architects' endgame before it's too late. But in an era when data is the new currency and truth can be erased or rewritten in seconds, trust becomes the scarcest resource of all.

Blackout: The Architects of Chaos is a pulse-pounding techno-thriller that thrusts you into the hidden war for global power—fought not with bullets, but with code, AI, and untraceable money. If you crave high-stakes drama fueled by modern cyber threats and clandestine tech, this is your gateway to the dark side of finance and the digital frontier. Will you dare to look deeper?

© 2025 Igor van Gemert (Lydbog): 9798347801312

Release date

Lydbog: 1. april 2025