{"product_id":"playback-a-minds-final-witness-9798247746188","title":"Playback: A Mind's Final Witness\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bernd Hans Born\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen fourteen-year-old Kurt Wayland and his best friend Ethan Cole hack their brand-new VR headsets, they're not trying to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey just want free games and cooler replays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, they trigger something the manufacturer never intended: \u003cbr\u003ethe headset now records the last thirty seconds of whatever-or \u003cb\u003ewhoever\u003c\/b\u003e-wore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot just gameplay.\u003cbr\u003eNot just what someone \u003ci\u003esaw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe final moments of a mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it's a secret experiment between two tech-obsessed boys. But when they test the hacked headset on a dog killed in a hit-and-run, they capture a blurred flash of headlights, screeching tires, and a fleeing car. With help from AI, the image sharpens into a license plate-and a real person behind the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, Kurt and Ethan aren't just messing with code. They're holding evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings get darker when Kurt's mom, Emilia, the county coroner, and Ethan's dad, Marc, a local detective, realize the boys' \"glitch\" might expose a violent attacker tied to multiple crimes. Together, the four of them walk a razor-thin line: use the boys' invention to stop a predator... without exposing the truth about how they got the footage or putting the kids in the crosshairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the body count rises, a quiet classmate named Claire-who's been living under the radar in a hidden treehouse-starts connecting dots of her own. She's seen the man the boys are hunting. She's watched him slip in and out of an apartment where someone is about to get hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow three teenagers and two single parents are caught in a secret war no one else knows is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the wrong person discovers what the headset can do, they won't just destroy the evidence.\u003cbr\u003eThey'll come for the kids who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlayback: A Mind's Final Witness\u003c\/b\u003e is a gripping YA thriller about friendship, loss, found family, and the dangerous power of a technology that can replay the last seconds of a life. Perfect for teens and adults who love fast-paced mysteries, emotional stakes, and just a touch of near-future science that feels one step away from real.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570067619991,"sku":"9798247746188","price":1705.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247746188.webp?v=1774880192","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/playback-a-minds-final-witness-9798247746188","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}