A Glitch in the Cloud

'An army of AI agents knows your secrets-and they’re trading them for billions.'In the high-octane world of Silicon Valley, some secrets are buried deep in the cloud. Others are sitting right across the dinner table.Leo Mathews has finally achieved the dream. After fifteen years of 'the grind,' he’s traded the red dirt of his Oklahoma roots for a window office and a seat at the table as a newly minted equity partner at a top-tier accounting firm. His first major assignment as a signing partner seems like a celebratory victory lap: auditing a powerhouse cloud software used by nearly 75% of the biggest companies in the nation.But Leo’s career-making audit puts him directly in the crosshairs of a formidable corporate empire controlled by a tight-knit triangle of power. Three brilliant, ruthless women-his legendary mentor Michele Harper, the commanding tech CEO Marci Tanner, and the genius hedge fund magnate Crystal Engle-together rule the business world, directing the flow of capital and information with unparalleled influence.Yet, the espionage doesn’t end in the boardroom. As the corporate web tightens, Leo’s personal life begins to feel just as engineered. In an era where algorithms dictate who we love, he finds himself questioning his relationship with his gorgeous girlfriend, Cari. Was finding her a stroke of pure, romantic luck-or a cold, calculated deception designed to monitor his every move?Written by a Real-World Corporate Insider: What if the most terrifying parts of this book aren’t fiction?Author Jay Hirschman, having spent more than two decades leading multi-billion-dollar security and IT audits for global tech giants, FinTech companies, and Fortune 500 corporations, he has sat in the very boardrooms Leo navigates.A Glitch in the Cloud is a heart-pounding psychological tech-thriller where data is a weapon, and the person you trust most might be the one holding the trigger. Perfect for fans of John Grisham’s corporate intrigue and Harlan Coben’s deceptive domestic suspense.