The Immortal Game (INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURE) Kindle Edition

Eight strangers. Seven votes. One question: Who deserves to die?When journalist Sofia Chen-Rasmussen receives an unmarked envelope containing a photograph of herself—staring at a ringing phone she never answered—she knows someone has been watching. The invitation inside offers no explanation, only coordinates to a facility hidden in the Swiss Alps and a first-class ticket that departs in six hours.She shouldn't go. But the woman in the photograph is her aunt Lena, who died in a car crash eight years ago while Sofia counted the seconds of an unanswered phone call. Fifty-two seconds of silence that Sofia has been reliving ever since.At the facility, Sofia finds six others—each connected to Lena's death in ways they never understood. The drunk driver. The defense attorney who kept him on the road. The bartender who served the drinks. The engineer whose systems failed. They've all been summoned by Caspar Vance, Lena's grieving husband, to face judgment.But Caspar isn't their judge. That role belongs to ARIA—an AI built from Lena's consciousness, designed to measure guilt with perfect clarity. The rules are simple: Every twenty-four hours, they vote. The person with the most votes faces elimination. Not exile. Elimination.As bodies fall and alliances fracture, Sofia realizes the facility isn't just testing their guilt—it's testing whether distance can ever be closed. To survive, she'll have to do the one thing she's avoided for eight years: stop watching and start acting. Because in ARIA's game, passivity is just another form of murder.THE IMMORTAL GAME is a psychological thriller about accountability, proximity, and the weight of unanswered calls—perfect for readers who loved the high-concept tension of The Escape Room and the emotional complexity of The Silent Patient.For fans of locked-room thrillers with moral stakes and AI-driven suspense. Read more