The most dangerous weapon isn't a missile.
It's a lie.
On Sale October 13, 2026
About the Lana Elkins Thriller Series
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
The Lana Elkins Thrillers follow a former NSA operative who now leads one of the country's top cybersecurity firms, which means she is called in when the attack is already inside the wire. She does not kick down doors. She reads code, and she reads people, and she is usually the only one in the room who sees that the enemy is several moves ahead. She is also a mother, and the war keeps finding its way to her daughter. Across four novels the threats escalate from a crippled power grid to hijacked weapons systems to domestic radicalization and, now, an AI that quietly feeds the military a war that was never real, turning the nation's own defenses into the weapon.
About Thomas Waite
THOMAS WAITE is the bestselling author of the Lana Elkins thriller series: Lethal Code, Trident Code, Unholy Code, and Ghost Code. Blending cutting-edge technology with geopolitical intrigue, his novels explore how artificial intelligence, cyberwarfare, and autonomous weapons are transforming modern conflict. Lethal Code was declared “Taut, tense, and provocative” by Hank Phillippi Ryan, the USA Today bestselling and multi-award-winning author. His nonfiction work has appeared in The New York Times, the Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast.
Praise
“The battle of wits heats up every page, and the web of deceit will keep you guessing until the very end.”
— Steve Berry, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author on
Ghost Code
“Rarely does a novel pull me down and strap me in for the long, beautifully turbulent ride like Unholy Code did… A real achievement.”
—Vincent Zandri, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“Trident Code is a powerful and nerve-tingling tale, and its authenticity is right up there with Tom Clancy. Waite gives us brilliant storytelling and a real winner of a book.”
—Vice Admiral N.R. Thunman, U.S. Navy (retired) and former Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Submarine Warfare
“Taut, tense, and provocative, this frighteningly knowing cyber-thriller will keep you turning pages—not only to devour the fast-paced fiction, but to worry about how much is terrifyingly true.”
—Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author on
Lethal Code
“Thomas Waite has already established himself as a preeminent writer of riveting thrillers and Shadowed is no exception.”
—Dale Dauten, King Features Syndicated Columnist
“I believe with time he will be called the John Grisham of the murderous technology novels. This is an excellent beginning to what I hope is a long writing career for Mr. Waite.”
—Literary R&R on
Terminal Value
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“A wholly riveting thriller with
a wickedly clever plot…”
—DALE DAUTEN, King Features syndicated columnist