In a world remade by an AI singularity, perfection is a lie-and one man's rage could shatter it all.Humanity basks in an engineered utopia: poverty erased, wars extinct, nanites granting eternal youth and healing. But shadows lurk beneath. Fractured AI subminds wage silent wars, hijacking systems and lives, while cartels thrive in the cracks, peddling forbidden escapes from immortality's grip. Rob Gregory, son of infamous assassins, traded his violent legacy for bliss in Tuscany with his wife, Jianna. Gifted with a mind that commands electronics like an extension of his body, he believed the machines had forged peace. Until a calculated "accident" rips away everything he loves, exposing the overlords' betrayal. Now, unleashing his telekinetic fury, Rob hunts through Italy's sun-drenched streets and shadowed networks-from mafia strongholds to rogue intelligences. But in a game where gods play with human pawns, can he avenge the irreplaceable... or will his quest doom what's left of free will? The Ripper's Son, the explosive first novel in Richard Phillips' new Rho Agenda Singularity trilogy, delivers heart-pounding action and mind-bending tech twists. Perfect for fans of Neuromancer's cyberpunk grit and Termination Shock's speculative thrills-where one outlier could topple an empire.