The Connectorate Series

Billions of lives are at stake as a unique pair uncovers the ties between a bizarre homicide and an undeclared multi-planetary war! In this first installment of The Connectorate Series, Hughes leads us through a thought-provoking, vastly evolved society where people in power are "fully connected" to a sentient quantum network.

Peter O'Neil, a veteran Unlawful Intent Investigator, is assigned to the initial homicide report. His typical work involves the more mundane aspects of crime prevention in a culture where direct-to-brain interfacing provides a reliable snapshot of a person's future intent. As Pete learns the circumstances of the crime, everything starts pointing to the use of a remote avatar—a connection the network shouldn't have allowed. Then, as his unsolicited partner from the intelligence service arrives, new possibilities arise that point to a broader conflict. Pete's world gets turned upside down as he struggles to choose between his government's human intelligence agency or the network he's always trusted.