This is a fantastic, genre-bending series that weaves together the best mystery, visionary, and speculative fiction elements. With characters that span across books and time, The Rewired Series explores what plagues humanity and the impact each person can have while leaving you with the promise of a better tomorrow. Alexander Mukte wraps all of these themes inside edge-of-your-seat, engaging mysteries with larger-than-life characters you’ll want to revisit again and again.
The Recruiter
Leslie may be an idealist, but she's no fool. She trusts her boss, Ori, implicitly. He has vision, principles, and a way with people. When a bomb is detonated at work, she finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of events. All of a sudden, their lives are on the line, and every choice matters.
Is Ori who she thinks he is? Why would anyone want to hurt him? And how do they get out of this mess? Leslie doesn't have it all figured out, but what becomes clear is that there's a lot the world doesn't know about Ori Clayborn.
Jessica is driven to make a difference by uncovering the truth. Investigative reporting is her life. One day she gets a unique assignment that leads her back to her hometown and into Ori's orbit. What will she find, and what's her role in this?
The Recruiter is a captivating, imaginative story that draws you in deeper and deeper, page-by-page. Alexander Mukte creates a universe that pulls you in and doesn't let you go.
EXCERPT
Leslie’s ears were ringing as she began to regain her senses. She saw Ori kneeling over her. His lips were moving, but she was having trouble making out his words. Slowly she realized he was asking, “Are you ok?” She nodded feebly, and he extended his hand to pull her up to sitting.
Panic rose in her chest. She must have blacked out. She started looking around, trying to piece together what happened and if everyone was ok. Past Ori she saw fire and smoke coming from a car. And a few feet away from him, she saw Roger sitting and holding his head. She realized there was a pounding in her own head as well.
Ori touched her shoulder, and she realized he was saying something else to her. She tried to focus. “We’ve got to get you and Roger inside where it’s safe,” Ori was saying.
“Isn’t that your car?” Leslie asked.
“Don’t worry about it; everything is ok. We need to get inside where it’s safe,” Ori said.
“What about Ms. Hetty?” Leslie asked.
“She’s okay; she was inside the building,” Ori said. “Are you ok to stand up?”
Leslie noticed that Roger made his way over to her and extended his hand to help her up. Leslie took both of their hands, and the two men helped her to her feet.
Jordan
appeared as well as a flood of other employees. Ori yelled, “Everyone, stay in
the building, away from the windows. Jordan, call the police.”
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Deeply Rooted Dreams
Since her encounter with Ori years ago, Jessica, an investigative journalist, has continued her mission to print the truth that the world needs to hear. Her pursuit has led her to meet with a source, Zach Carver, a leading mind at Singularity Group. The meeting goes awry, and Jessica awakens to find that she has a gap in time and memory and that Zach is now missing.
What happened? Who is responsible? And how can she help Zach? It is imperative that Jessica find out, and to her surprise, Ori has reappeared to help her do just that.
Malik, an intelligent and inventive young man, is determined to find a way to overcome the virus that has impacted the world. When he crosses paths with powerful people at Confidence Biotech, the leading treatment and contact tracing company, they take an unusual interest in him. Then, all of a sudden, they paint Malik as public enemy number one, forcing him to go on the run.
What do they want from him, and does this mean that he is close to discovering something they couldn't?
Deeply Rooted Dreams is the second installment of The Rewired Series, unveiling more of the universal trial that Ori alluded to in The Recruiter. Alexander Mukte's second novel creates an even more intricate world, striking an engaging balance of mystery and wonder.
EXCERPT
Jessica opened the fence and entered the property from the backyard. The back door had a digital door lock. She used the six-digit pin that Zach had given her, and she heard the mechanical sound of the deadbolt opening. Zach had been incredibly forthcoming and trustworthy to this point, not to mention principled. She did not expect things to change now. The lights were out, making it difficult to see where she was going. Something told her not to turn on the lights. Jessica moved through the house, pausing every few steps to listen for any strange sounds. She entered a bedroom, then a small office, and later a bathroom. Besides a half-used roll of toilet paper, there was no sign that anyone had been in this house. The hallway led from the back area where the bedrooms were and opened up to the living room. The kitchen was on her left. Jessica paused before entering the room.
Her eyes shifted as she scanned the area. Did I hear something? She froze in place and strained to hear as much as possible. The house was quiet. The only sound was the faint buzz of the refrigerator.
She slowly moved forward into the living room toward a flat-screen TV monitor with a small box attached to it. Surrounding the monitor were several bookshelves with hundreds of Blu-ray discs. Unprompted, the box opened suddenly and ejected a disc. She squinted and whispered, “What?” She approached the ejected panel and reached out her hand to retrieve the disc. Just then she heard a sound to her left. She quickly turned toward the foyer, and within a split second, she saw a flash of light, noticed a metallic taste in her mouth, and collapsed onto the floor.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexander loves people, their stories, and their backgrounds as well as what shapes them, how they think, and what they dream about. He has a passion for learning and is known by most as an intensely curious person who eagerly soaks up anything and everything he can. He dreamt of a career that allowed him to learn new things every day. In writing, he has found a life that allows him to do just that.
After graduating with a degree in business, Alexander volunteered in the U.S. Peace Corps where he aided in creating sustainable small business ventures in Central America. Before taking this leap of faith, Alexander did Business Development and Consulting for large domestic and international companies. These experiences weave themselves into the characters, places and stories he creates.
An avid traveler, Alexander enjoys exploring new places with his family. He was raised in Southeastern Arizona, and now calls Georgia home, along with his wife and two sons.
The
Recruiter is Alexander’s first novel, though perhaps the 39th in his mind. We
hope you enjoy it, and Deeply Rooted Dreams, as much as we have.
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