SHADOWS IN THE CODE Your mind is not your own. Jo-Ann Mitchell's world is code. As a brilliant software engineer, her life is seamlessly integrated with the Synapse, a neural implant that turns thought into action. But when a sliver of alien code flashes through her mind, a perfectly structured kill-switch for a rival company, her reality fractures. The glitches aren't random. They're attacks. Her own memories are being rewritten, her actions hijacked to carry out assassinations for an unseen master. Branded a liability by the powerful corporation behind the Synapse, and her every move watched, Jo-Ann can trust no one. Not even her own mind. Her only hope is an unstable alliance with the Phantom, the mysterious digital entity haunting her. To survive, she must weaponize her own genius and battle the ghost in her machine. The journey will force her to question every memory, every relationship, and uncover a devastating multi-generational conspiracy that lies at the heart of the technology that defines her world. Shadows in the Code is a relentless cyberpunk thriller that explores the fragile boundary between consciousness and code.