Techno-Thrillers discussion

The May 2024 novella is Summer Frost, also by Blake Crouch. It's only 75 pages. He released it just 3 months after Recursion, and its rated just as good.

Publisher's Summary
A video game developer becomes obsessed with a willful character in her new project, in a mind-bending exploration of what it means to be human by the New York Times bestselling author of Recursion.

Maxine was made to do one thing: die. Except the minor non-player character in the world Riley is building makes her own impossible decision—veering wildly off course and exploring the boundaries of the map. When the curious Riley extracts her code for closer examination, an emotional relationship develops between them. Soon Riley has all new plans for her spontaneous AI, including bringing Max into the real world. But what if Max has real-world plans of her own?

I previously read Recursion and Dark Matter, but had no idea Summer Frost existed. Just picked it up on Audible. Should only take me a day or two. Thanks.