Bound in Blood

Murder, class warfare, artificial intelligence, and bad blood all come together in this futuristic crime drama. Juliette Hayashi appears to have it all — until she’s found brutally murdered in her own restaurant. No one knows who might have killed the beautiful single mother, and the investigation’s sole witness has vanished without a trace. Detective Wesley Wright is charged with solving Juliette’s murder, but he’s just the human face on an investigation driven by artificial intelligence. His superiors are confident in the department’s crime-solving software, Sherlokk, but Wesley is convinced that the Hayashi murder won’t be solved by AI alone. When Sherlokk uncovers Juliette’s secret affair, a dispute with a vengeful dance mom, and a mysterious stranger with ties to the restaurant, Wesley will take it upon himself to untangle Juliette’s messy web of money, lust, and revenge. *** Keywords: police procedural, murder mystery, detective story, mystery, futuristic crime drama, crime thriller, mother-daughter story, artificial intelligence, AI, speculative crime, family drama, technology, techno mystery, sci-fi mystery crossover