A Benjamin Forensic Thriller Book 6 - The Palace Audit, Book 6, (Paperback)

<p><b>The Palace Audit: A Benjamin Forensic Thriller (Book 5)</b><br><b>Architectural Espionage Systems Warfare Forensic Realism</b></p><p><b>In a city of marble and neon static, the ultimate audit has moved into the foundations of power. A structural lie is the most dangerous kind of debt.</b></p><p>In the fifth installment of the <i>Benjamin Forensic Thriller</i> series, <b>Dr. Peter Fogarty</b> (PhD) utilizes 25 years of pedagogical and systems expertise to deconstruct the most fortified structure on Earth: The People's Palace in Bucharest. This is a <b>Technothriller of Geological Scale</b>, where "Forensic Realism" meets the terrifying reality of predictive state surveillance.</p><b>THE MISSION: THE ANALOG SHADOW</b><p>Bucharest, February 2026. "Z-Cell" scanners chirp at every metro station-a constant reminder that privacy is a luxury for the dead. Benjamin, the reluctant auditor who survived the Delta, is pulled back into the concrete gray of the capital when a massive discrepancy appears in the national reconstruction budget. Millions of Euros are disappearing into a "sub-basement" account that doesn't exist on any digital map.</p><b>ENGINEERED FOR TECHNICAL PRECISION</b><p>Dr. Fogarty brings a specialist's eye to the "Mathematics of Power," where the weapon isn't a gun, but a <b>Laser Disto</b> and a ruggedized tablet: </p><ul><li><p><b>Structural Anomalies: </b> When Ben's laser measurements reveal twelve meters of missing internal space in the North Wing, he discovers the "Machine" breathing behind the marble.</p></li><li><p><b>Cold War Infrastructure: </b> Deep beneath the crystal chandeliers lies a secret world of pneumatic tubes, copper-wire intercoms, and high-frequency trading bots running on a sovereign power grid.</p></li><li><p><b>The Zero-Sum Algorithm: </b> A predictive model that calculates the economic value of every citizen. If your value drops too low, you aren't executed-you are systemically deleted. IDs cancelled. Bank accounts frozen. Smart-homes locked.</p></li><li><p><b>Void Logic: </b> Surviving a vertical descent through eighty meters of black iron pipes while fighting <b>ferro-fluid tracers</b> that make the human body glow on the Board's spectrum.</p></li></ul><b>THE ARCHITECTURAL GAUNTLET</b><p>From the eight underground levels of the Palace to a desperate chase through the Dâmbovi&amp;#539;a culverts, Ben must find Elena-a data analyst who spotted the structural lie-before the midnight <b>"Purge"</b> turns sixty thousand citizens into "rounding errors."</p><b>WHY READERS OF TECHNICAL NOIR CHOOSE DR. PETER FOGARTY: </b><ul><li><p><b>Forensic Authenticity: </b> Written for readers who demand architectural accuracy and a hero who wins with logic and spatial awareness.</p></li><li><p>&amp;</p></li></ul>

• A Benjamin Forensic Thriller Book 6 - The Palace Audit, Book 6, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798247471882
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-18
• Page Count: 64