{"product_id":"her-quiet-designs-a-lawrence-deering-9798901830833","title":"Her Quiet Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a devastating pandemic wipes out a third of the world's population, technology has evolved to fill the gaps in a fractured society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoboticist Dev McFarland thinks he's been given a routine assignment: repair an uncooperative robot at a Maryland law firm. But Ivy is unlike any machine he's encountered before. She thinks. She learns. She refuses to let him examine her hardware. And she's definitely keeping secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDev is both fascinated and disturbed by Ivy. In a world where robots outnumber humans and society has grown increasingly dependent on machines, he sees the potential for disaster. His girlfriend, social worker Norah Chesney, disagrees. She sees Ivy as a companion, an ally, and the key to finding a missing girl no one else has been able to locate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Norah leans on Ivy to help solve the child's disappearance, Dev searches for a failsafe to shut Ivy down. The couple soon finds themselves on opposite sides of a question much larger than their strained relationship. \u003cem\u003eIs Ivy an existential threat, or the key to restoring humanity to its former strength?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvy, meanwhile, is quietly making plans of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer Quiet Designs\u003c\/em\u003e is a near-future thriller about artificial intelligence, our dependence on technology, and the terrifying consequences of giving machines the power to decide what's best for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Lawrence Deering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901830833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boyle \u0026amp; Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"A. Lawrence Deering","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174578364671,"sku":"9798901830833","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/her-quiet-designs-a-lawrence-deering-9798901830833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}