Artificial Intelligence....it’s on the tip of everybody’s tongue, but what if A.I. got into the wrong hands?

Mark Greaney delves into the world of uber-technology to stop whoever is killing the world’s leading A.I. experts…in his latest thriller THE CHAOS AGENT.

Instead of forecasting the future of A.I…the latest Gray Man (who was played by Ryan Gossling in the Netflix his with Chris Evans and Ana De Armas) thriller incorporates A.I. that’s available in today’s world…Right now…making Greaney’s latest even more attached to our everyday lives.

THE CHAOS AGENT

by Mark Greaney

#1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney is back with his next high-octane Gray Man thriller THE CHAOS AGENT (Berkley Hardcover; February 20, 2024) which again demonstrates why he is currently one of the most widely respected thriller writers working today.

In THE CHAOS AGENT, someone is killing the world’s leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or is it something even more sinister? It’s an irresistible lure for most, but not for the Gray Man. His quest for a quiet life has led him to Central America where he and his lover, Zoya Zakharova, have assumed new identities. With a list of enemies that includes billionaires, terrorists, and governments, they need to keep a low profile, but the world’s deadliest assassin can’t expect to hide out forever. When flight’s no longer possible, fight is the only option left, and no one fights dirtier than the Gray Man.

After his collaborations with Tom Clancy and carrying the mantle of the Jack Ryan stories and even the success of the film adaptation of The Gray Man, Mark continues to push himself and his novels. He always keeps his finger on the pulse of military and geopolitical activities, almost to a point of being prescient about them.

And now, Mark has taken something fascinated by some and feared by others into his latest action-packed thriller—artificial intelligence—and crafted what some in-house are calling his most chilling and visceral novel yet.

With THE CHAOS AGENT, Greaney says he “wanted to write a very grounded book about AI. Something not science fiction or overly speculative, but rather something using technology that is available today.”

THE CHAOS AGENT cements why Mark has earned his place in the pantheon of the great thriller writers such as Brad Thor, Daniel Silva, Vince Flynn, Lee Child, and, of course, Tom Clancy. We encourage you to read THE CHAOS AGENT and give it special review or feature consideration. If you would like to see any of the previous novels in the series, we are more than happy to send them to you.

Mark’s debut international thriller, THE GRAY MAN, was published in 2009 and became a national bestseller and a highly sought-after Hollywood property. Netflix released the film version of THE GRAY MAN, starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, in 2022.

TALKING POINTS FOR MARK GREANEY

·       Tom Clancy: Mark was last writer to work directly with male thriller pioneer Clancy before his death in 2013, and this year will mark the 10-year anniversary of Clancy’s passing. Prophetically, during his early adult years Greaney and his father—a local TV news director in Memphis before retirement—also had a tradition of exchanging Tom Clancy books as holiday gifts.

·       “Boots on the ground” research: Greaney has traveled to over 30 countries to extensively research each novel’s location(s). He’s also has gotten firsthand experience in firearms training, scuba diving, stunt driving (such a cool story), SWAT training, Navy fighter plane flying, field medical training, and more. For THE CHAOS AGENT, Greaney extensively researched artificial intelligence.

·       AI and the fear/fascination of it: Mark has taken something fascinating to some and feared by others—artificial intelligence—and crafted what his editor is calling his most chilling and visceral novel yet. With THE CHAOS AGENT, Greaney says he “wanted to write a very grounded book about AI. Something not science fiction or overly speculative, but rather something using technology that is available today.”

·       The real-life inspiration for The Gray Man: Greaney can discuss how, while in Guatemala studying Spanish, stumbling upon a mysteriously intriguing man in a run-down bar in El Salvador sparked his New York Times bestselling series.

·       Incorporating nonfiction into fiction: Greaney keeps an eye on the geopolitical stage—what’s going on now and what’s brewing—and his stories are rooted in real world events and an understanding of current events. Greaney can discuss how he integrates today’s world into his novels to tell stories that are timely as well as entertaining.

·       Family Ties: His father, Ed Greaney, worked his way up from cameraman to managing editor at WMC-TV (Memphis, Tennessee’s NBC affiliate). In fact, the newsroom at the station is named after him. Each day’s news was the Greaney family dinner table conversation. Mark Greaney can discuss his relationship with his father, and how their conversations around current events/books influenced his writing.

·       His new “insta-family”: During the height of Covid, Mark went from a 52-year-old bachelor with no kids to a 53-year-old husband with three stepchildren and four dogs, while simultaneously managing writing deadlines that didn’t care if he was stuck at a swim meet all morning or the pediatric orthodontist all afternoon.

·       Long-running, bestselling series: THE CHAOS AGENT is the 13^th novel in the Gray Man series. Mark can talk about how he keeps such a long-running series fresh, without running out of ideas or phoning in the story.

About the author:  Mark Greaney has a degree in international relations and political science. In his research for the Gray Man novels, including Sierra Six, Relentless, One Minute Out, Mission Critical, Agent in Place, Gunmetal Gray, Back Blast, Dead Eye, Ballistic, On Target, and The Gray Man, he traveled to more than thirty-five countries and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics. With Marine LtCol Rip Rawlings, he wrote the New York Times bestseller, Red Metal. He is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tom Clancy Support and Defend, Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect, Tom Clancy Commander in Chief, and Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance. With Tom Clancy, he coauthored Locked On, Threat Vector, and Command Authority.

Visit him online at www.markgreaneybooks.com.