Logic, memory, and a killer who understands both
When a string of murders hits the quiet city of Wellspoint, Detective Jack Stewart is handed a case that refuses to behave. Every time he follows the evidence, it loops back toward an experimental device that can record— and possibly rewrite—human memory.
As Jack closes in, the investigation tangles his own past with that of a brilliant suspect whose mind may now live on in digital form. To stop the killing, Jack has to decide who he can trust: the man, the machine, or neither.
Tech-noir mystery Ethics of identity Procedural cat-and-mouse
About the Book
The Mindjack Murders is a modern detective thriller with a speculative edge, pairing tight procedural investigation with high-stakes questions about memory, control, and identity.
A shadowy faction has developed a revolutionary memory-transfer device—one that can copy a person’s mind with unnerving fidelity. Officially, the tech doesn’t exist. Unofficially, someone is willing to kill to keep it secret.
As Jack navigates a maze of half-truths and withheld evidence, his suspicions reach uncomfortably close to his own chain of command. Meanwhile, a tense, ambiguous relationship develops with the digitized mind of his prime suspect—an entity that might be helping him… or quietly steering him toward disaster.
Expect cerebral tension, clever reveals, and a detective who leans on logic even when the data itself can no longer be trusted.
Casefile Highlights
- The memory-transfer device: A clandestine technology capable of capturing and replaying consciousness. In the wrong hands, it can overwrite lives, erase alibis, and manufacture witnesses.
- The suspect who won’t stay dead: The prime suspect is gone in the physical sense—but fragments of his mind may live on inside a hidden system.
- The chain of command: Jack’s fear grows that someone above him, possibly even the Chief of Police, is more interested in protecting the project than stopping the killing.
- The partner you can’t quite trust: Jack’s uneasy alliance with the digitized mind at the heart of the case forces him to question whether he’s using the machine—or it’s using him.
Perfect for readers who enjoy…
- Tech-noir mysteries where logic and emerging technology collide.
- Police procedurals with a strong, puzzle-forward investigative core.
- Stories that wrestle with identity, memory, and what makes a person “them.”
- Stories with a subtle Jekyll-and-Hyde vibe—where identity, deception, and dual lives collide.
- Series detectives who are methodical, skeptical, and just stubborn enough to push past official limits.
- Speculative thrillers that stay grounded in character and motive rather than gadgets alone.
About the Author
M.A. Mollenkopf is a retired U.S. Army Warrant Officer and cybersecurity specialist. He writes stories where logic meets technology and human motive—spanning tech-noir mysteries and spacefaring SF.
A lifelong SF fan ever since discovering Heinlein’s Space Cadet, he lives in Georgia and divides his time between writing, experimenting with technology, and dreaming up new ways for detectives and starship crews to get into (and out of) trouble.
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