- Spying Eyes: Ava Hardy

The most terrifying aspect of Spying Eyes is its realism. Author (and real-life cybersecurity expert) J.L. Morgan does not rely on sci-fi gadgets. The tools used in the novel—$20 Wi-Fi jammers, open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques, and social engineering phone calls—are available to anyone. The book asks a haunting question: If every device in your home has a lens, who is on the other side?

Can't you see, I'm on to you? I'll uncover, the truth you're hiding too No more secrets, no more lies Your spying eyes, will meet my eyes Ava Hardy - Spying Eyes

Where many authors hand-wave the tech, Ava Hardy digs into the code. Spying Eyes includes actual Python script snippets in the appendix for the surveillance counter-measures Lena uses. This is risky literary fiction. It shouldn’t work. Yet, it grounds the novel in a terrifying reality. The most terrifying aspect of Spying Eyes is its realism

Ava realized then that she wasn't the one doing the spying. She had been invited. The tools used in the novel—$20 Wi-Fi jammers,