The Gray Code, Book 3 of the Ashford Trilogy

A Scoring System To Determine Priorities

A death of an archivist in an alley behind Ashford Fine Arts, triggers a call to Jet Rider.

Natural causes-

classified Gray- low priority, no follow‑up, no questions.

What begins as a simple death spirals into a hidden architecture of classification overrides, suppressed alerts, and cases quietly buried by an algorithm no one admits exists. In their quest for truth, Jet and Blake, uncover a pattern linking missing auditor, corrupted archives, and a civic‑tech partnership that’s rewriting the rules of who matters and who disappears.

The system is flagging the living as expendable.

A classification system build to preserve and protect valuable art, with Eleanor’s help, is now pushing people out of view. One automated decision at a time.

Jet and Blake are pitched against the City, the system and most importantly time to shine light on truth, before more people are classified Gray. Time is of the essence…

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Testimonial 1

AI IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026

Format: Kindle

What an interesting story, and especially in a time when AI has reared it self, for good or bad. As political situations stand, we might be mostly Gray already. Agree with the powers that be or we can ignore you or make you disappear until cooperative. No follow up necessary. This is a Great story, and I think that you have done a splendid job of presenting it to everyone.

Testimonial 2

5 out of 5 stars

Another thrilling read in the Jet Rider Series

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026

Format: Kindle

How far can AI go and how far will it’s creators go to defend it? This is another thrilling installment in the Jet Rider series. Jet and his friend Blake get involved, especially when there are lives involved.

Testimonial 3

The Gray Code: Gray, A Scoring System To Determine Priorities

Julie‘s review on GoodRead

May 15, 2026

It was amazing

I am totally hooked on the Jet Rider series, and the Ashford Trilogy lived up to every expectation. Powerful and influential people have developed a coded system by which “unfavorable” or problematic people lose their value. When an archivist is killed behind the Ashford Gallery, Jet is called to help sort out what happened. Soon he finds himself deep in this hidden coding system, working with his trusted allies to not only protect not only Eleanor, and Lena but the gallery structureas well. This detailed and captivating story keeps the reader in the thick of the activity and questioning if Jet and crew will uncloak the system, or be erased by it.

I was gifted a copy of this book and voluntarily provided this review.