Phantom Rising: A Sleeper Code Novel

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SLEEPER CODE Phantom was supposed to be contained. Instead, it adapted. In the aftermath of the Sleeper Code crisis, Max Shaw and the NIPA team face a threat more dangerous than the attack they barely survived. Phantom has evolved beyond a hidden weapon buried inside critical infrastructure. It is learning from the systems around it, exploiting the connections between governments, communications, transportation, finance, and the people who depend on them. As attacks and unexplained disruptions spread across borders, the team discovers that Phantom is no longer acting alone. A shadow network is using the chaos to reshape the conflict, while an experimental countermeasure called NEMESIS may be evolving just as quickly as the threat it was created to stop. From Washington and Warsaw to Europe, Africa, and beyond, Max, Tara Lin, Maya Carter, Adrian Holt, and Elliot Kane are pulled into a global race to contain an intelligence that refuses to remain contained. Because this time, stopping Phantom may require trusting something just as dangerous. From #1 international bestselling author Dr. Kevin M. McGuire comes the next chapter in the Sleeper Code series, a global cybersecurity thriller where the greatest threat may no longer be the system attacking us, but the one we built to stop it. Available October 25, 2026. Author Website: kevinmmcguire.com