The most dangerous lies are the ones that use the truth to
sell themselves.
Medical treatment
determined by artificial intelligence could do more than make Hope Kestrel's
career. It could revolutionize healthcare. What the Seattle surgeon doesn't
know is the AI has a hidden fatal flaw, and the people covering it up will stop
at nothing to dominate the world's healthcare — and its profits. Soon, Hope is
made the scapegoat for a patient's death, and only Jacie Stone, a gifted intern
with a knack for computer science, is willing to help search for the truth. But
her patient's death is only the tip of the conspiracy's iceberg. The Director,
Marah Maddox, is plotting a use for the AI far outside the ethical bounds of
her physician's oath. A staggering plan capable of reducing human lives to
their DNA code, redefining the concepts of sickness and health, and delivering
the power of life and death decisions into the hands of those behind the AI. Even
if the algorithm accidentally discards some who are treatable in order to make
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About the Author
Jennifer / JL Lycette
is a novelist, award-winning essayist, rural physician, wife, and mother. She
has a degree in biochemistry from the University of San Francisco and attained
her medical degree at the University of Washington. Mid-career, she discovered
narrative medicine in her path back from physician burnout and has been writing
ever since. Her essays can be found in Intima, NEJM, JAMA and other journals;
at Doximity and Medscape; and her website https:
//jenniferlycette.com. She is an alumna of the 2019 Pitch
Wars Mentoring program. Her other published speculative fiction can be found in
the anthology And If That Mockingbird
Don't Sing: Parenting Stories Gone Speculative (Alternating Current Press).
The Algorithm Will See You Now (Black
Rose Writing Press) is her first novel.
Find her online:
Website: https://jenniferlycette.com
Facebook author page:
https://www.facebook.com/Author.JL.Lycette
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22185205.J_L_Lycette
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JL_Lycette
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lycette/
Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@JL_Lycette
Advance Praise for The
Algorithm Will See You Now
“I've been waiting
for a book like this: a full-frontal assault on the dangers of artificial
intelligence and the failures of our mangled health care system, all wrapped up
in a clever, ripping thriller. Jennifer Lycette is an author to watch.” — Rob
Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel
"In her debut,
Lycette explores the darkest realities about the healthcare system and what
generations of the near future could potentially face if power shifts to the
wrong hands. Perhaps even more gripping is how she delves into the ways grief
can shape someone, causing them to make questionable decisions in the name of
redemption. With nuanced characters and a truly terrifying premise, The Algorithm Will See You Now is an
ambitious debut that delivers."— Heather Levy, author of Anthony nominated
Walking Through Needles
"Both tense and
topical, The Algorithm Will See You Now
is a meticulously researched and deeply informed novel about the perils of
where healthcare is likely heading, and the agonizing human costs involved. There
are no easy decisions here, and Lycette paints a wonderfully complex portrait
in an exciting debut." — E.A. Aymar, author of No Home For Killers
"Full of
intrigue and smart thrills, The Algorithm
Will See You Now is a incisive vision of a tech-driven future, amping up
the contemporary horrors of our healthcare system to the extreme. Lycette's
mastery of the medical field shines through, and her empathetic storytelling
invites us to examine where we are headed and how we treat each other as human
beings." — Victor Manibo, author of The
Sleepless
"An AI is
putting profit over life. And patients are dying. The Algorithm Will See You Now is a tense, terrifying ride that
dives into prescient themes of power, control, and the corruption of Big
Medicine. Here’s your wake-up call. This disturbing future is closer than you
think." — L.P. Styles, author of The
Molecule Thief
"Get ready to be
enthralled! Dr. Lycette poignantly lays out the future of healthcare with
impeccable lucidity when AI becomes the center stage of medicine. While AI is
promised to improve operational efficiencies, streamline tasks and cut down
human error, it comes with its own challenges like overlooking personal
preferences, fears and economic restraints for patients. A brilliant book with
vivid characterizations!" — Rajeev Kurapati MD,
MBA, award-winning author of Physician:
How Science Transformed the Art of Medicine
“Bringing the reality
of the imminent threat to the healthcare system and the patient sovereignty
disheartenment to life… the epitome of patient care sceneries at the end of the
slippery slope towards which we are headed.”— Dr. Adam Ray Tabriz, MD Medium
Author, Physicians Are Working Like
Robots for Robots