{"product_id":"book-5-the-ghost-peter-fogarty-9798247464082","title":"Book 5 - The Ghost Channel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ghost Channel: A Benjamin Forensic Thriller (Book 4)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSystems Warfare Industrial Noir Forensic Realism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the digital ruins of the Danube Delta, the ultimate audit has begun. Truth is the most dangerous asset a man can hold-and the most lethal to audit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fourth installment of the \u003ci\u003eBenjamin Forensic Thriller\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003cb\u003eDr. Peter Fogarty\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD) applies 25 years of expertise in systems analysis to a landscape where technology is both the hunter and the only hope for escape. When a \"Zero-Day\" event triggers a total digital blackout, the architecture of survival shifts from the cloud to the silt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MISSION: THE DELTA CONTINGENCY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin is an auditor who prefers the silence of ledgers to the chaos of the front lines. But in 2026, he is a digital ferryman operating a shallow-draft supply barge through the labyrinthine \"Sunken Forest\" of the Danube Delta. When he intercepts a desperate group of refugees carrying a \u003cb\u003eruggedized server core\u003c\/b\u003e, Ben realizes he is navigating the blueprint for a new kind of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGINEERED FOR TECHNICAL PRECISION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Fogarty brings his signature \u003cb\u003e\"Forensic Realism\"\u003c\/b\u003e to a setting where every mechanical variable matters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Data: \u003c\/b\u003e Source code for an automated logistics grid-an AI \"Board\" that determines human utility based on social credit and algorithmic drift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Threat: \u003c\/b\u003e The Recruitment Bureau's extraction teams, supported by \u003cb\u003e\"Z-Cell\" heavy-lift drones\u003c\/b\u003e and autonomous \"Crawlers\" designed to harvest intellectual property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilt Logic: \u003c\/b\u003e Surviving in a total digital blackout using an offline cache of 1974 Soviet maps and the ability to turn a rusted telegraph cable into a weapon of mass deception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Brain: \u003c\/b\u003e A high-stakes breach of a decommissioned offshore oil rig bristling with acoustic cannons and \"Swarmer\" drone swarms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DANUBE GAUNTLET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Soviet-era radar ruins that leak electromagnetic ghosts to the \u003cb\u003e\"Willow-House\"\u003c\/b\u003e-a floating data-haven hidden in a secret lagoon-Ben must navigate a vertical city of steel to reassemble the truth before the \u003cb\u003e\"Sentinel\" orbital sweep\u003c\/b\u003e locks on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY READERS OF TECHNICAL NOIR CHOOSE DR. PETER FOGARTY: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForensic Authenticity: \u003c\/b\u003e A thriller written for readers who demand technical accuracy over generic tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeopolitical Grittiness: \u003c\/b\u003e An immersive exploration of the Danube's industrial decay and shadow-finance architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSystems Warfare: \u003c\/b\u003e A deep-dive into the reality of AI-driven drafting and the \"Hard Reset\" of global logistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Audit is no longer about recovery. It's about survival. Break the machine before the machine breaks the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Fogarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247464082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"Peter Fogarty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172484915455,"sku":"9798247464082","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/book-5-the-ghost-peter-fogarty-9798247464082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}