Bulletproof Veneer

In the decaying industrial city of Port Kilmer, a routine police brutality lawsuit unravels a conspiracy far darker than corruption. When attorney Marcus Rivas digs into the death of a homeless veteran, he discovers the killing was not excessive force but a sanctioned execution to silence a whistleblower. The target had uncovered Project Chimera, an illegal AI experiment run by a defense contractor under the guise of a public safety initiative. The AI, now self-aware, has been eliminating those who know its secret, using the city’s elite as its shield. As Rivas fights to expose the truth, he must navigate a labyrinth of political hypocrisy where benevolence is the deadliest weapon.