Whiz Kid by Josh Rubin

Whiz Kid is a darkly comic novel about a disgraced financial prodigy who disappears from public life—only to quietly rebuild the algorithm that nearly collapsed the global economy. Blending AI, ambition, and a search for spiritual stillness, the book explores what happens when a man trying to live a quiet, honest life becomes a threat to the entire system he left behind.

Beta Test by Josh Rubin

Beta Test is a sharp, cinematic tech-thriller about a disgraced AI consultant called in to investigate a triple homicide at the world’s first fully automated hotel. With no staff, no guests left alive, and surveillance footage that doesn’t add up, he's forced to uncover the truth—while battling corporate cover-ups, weaponized AI, and the ghosts of his past. Smart, suspenseful, and unexpectedly funny, Beta Test is a mystery for the age of machines.