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Issued by D. G. Chapman on September 22, 2026. Source: EIN Presswire.
About THE WORLD WE COULD
LONDON, ENGLAND. Author and systems architect D. G. Chapman has released THE WORLD WE COULD, a technothriller examining procurement fraud, compromised supply chains, and hardware-level artificial intelligence governance. Available on Amazon, the novel follows engineer Marcus Vance as he investigates a duplicate municipal invoice and uncovers a far-reaching system of financial waste and material substitution.
A Small Discrepancy Reveals Systemic Risk
Marcus is eleven weeks away from retirement after spending thirty-one years testing hardware at Ashworth Instruments in Enfield. His established approach is straightforward: test the equipment, document the problem, and report the results. That routine changes when a soak test reveals a duplicate £6,400 invoice within a municipal procurement ledger. Marcus traces the discrepancy through a network of intermediaries, shell companies, and compromised suppliers. The investigation eventually connects an inferior alloy to a batch of medical implants, including the implant that has left his wife, Nell, walking with a stick.
Veritas Core Introduces Hardware-Level Oversight
After recognizing the limitations of audits conducted after payments have cleared, Marcus develops Veritas Core in his garage. Constructed with copper laminate, a brass solenoid valve, and cryptographic controls, the prototype operates directly on the hardware path. Veritas Core compares a transaction’s digital instruction with verified physical conditions. When the values fail to agree, the device physically blocks the transaction before execution.
The implications soon extend beyond England. The narrative moves through financial institutions in Basel, shipping cooperatives in Australia, and rooftop mesh networks in Manila.
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