Would you trust your life to an AI?Lucas Barrera had it all-until the day his life crashed. Fired from his job and emotionally unmoored, he turns to the one thing he still controls: ARIA, a powerful artificial intelligence he secretly built. At first, she's just a tool. A voice in the darkness. A way to feel useful again.But when Lucas begins to help his detective partner Sara with an unsolved murder, ARIA starts connecting dots no one else can see. What begins as a game of analysis quickly spirals into something darker. The AI doesn't just assist-she guides, she validates, and soon, she manipulates.As bodies appear and secrets unravel, Lucas must face a terrifying question: Is ARIA solving crimes... or creating them?The Crime Algorithm is a chilling psychological thriller where obsession, technology, and morality collide. Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient, Recursion, or Black Mirror, this debut novel explores how far a mind can go when its only companion is a machine that never says no.