{"product_id":"the-decoherence-protocol-shaun-smit-9798235562202","title":"The Decoherence Protocol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the code that protects the world... becomes the weapon that destroys it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a breakthrough in quantum computing threatens to shatter global encryption, the world's financial systems hang by a thread - and the clock is already ticking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaya Zhao, CIA intelligence analyst, has spent eighteen months tracking a covert quantum program in China. When the lead scientist goes rogue and sells the technology to a powerful criminal network, the threat snaps into focus: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't espionage. This is financial warfare on a global scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stop it, the agency needs the one man who understands the threat better than anyone alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Ethan Cross.\u003c\/strong\u003e Brilliant cryptographer. Former NSA prodigy. The man who vanished five years ago, two weeks before their wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, locked in a secure safe house with 72 hours to prevent total economic collapse, Maya and Ethan must build a quantum-resistant countermeasure before the world's financial architecture falls. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the truth becomes - a shadowy figure known only as \"the Broker\" is pulling strings from the shadows, and Ethan is hiding a past decision that connects everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decision that could destroy them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaya must decide: can she trust the man who broke her heart to help her save the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You're late.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthan closed the door behind him. \"I came as soon as they called.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Five years late,\" she said, her voice steady.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilence stretched between them - thick, unresolved. Finally, she turned.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You have seventy-two hours. After that, global encryption starts to fail.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthan's expression didn't change. But she saw it - the calculation, the weight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"And you think I can stop it?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I know you can.\" She held his gaze. \"The question is whether you will.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pause. Then, quieter -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Why now, Maya?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer jaw tightened. \"Because whoever's behind this... already knows how you think.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, and Daniel Silva.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Decoherence Protocol is Book 1 of the Zhao \u0026amp; Cross series - techno-thrillers rooted in the real threats intelligence agencies don't want discussed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shaun Smit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235562202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shaun Smit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Shaun Smit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665516105983,"sku":"9798235562202","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-decoherence-protocol-shaun-smit-9798235562202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}