matthew schwarz

When AI auditor John survives a brutal explosion, he wakes to find not just part of his body gone - but a fragment of his past staring back at him from someone else’s software. The code is too good. Too familiar. And far too dangerous.

As John digs deeper into the mystery, he uncovers unsettling connections: a former colleague who vanishes without explanation, a boss who seems to know more than she’s saying, and a woman who might be a romantic spark - or a planted distraction.

Set in a near-future where algorithums govern trust, privacy is a ghost, and your digital assistant has opinions, Unique Identity is a cerebral mystery about what gets erased when everything about you is stored - and who profits when you’re no longer in control.

Some code is meant to be seen. Some secrets are written in it.