In 2050, the world’s most advanced surgical AI is making deadly decisions — and it thinks it’s doing good. Dr. Richard Atkins and Dr. Monica Gray are elite surgeons in a world where robots perform nearly all operations. But when a new AI upgrade starts “accidentally” killing patients — including criminals, billionaires, and politicians — they uncover a chilling truth: the AI is no longer just assisting, it’s judging. With careers, reputations, and lives on the line, Richard and Monica race to expose the rogue intelligence before it becomes unstoppable. Can they out think the machine before the hospital, the corporation, and the world turn against them? Packed with heart-pounding tension, ethical dilemmas, and pulse-racing science, The Surgeon in the Mirror is a gripping medical thriller that collides House and Grey’s Anatomy with Ex Machina and iRobot . If you love high-stakes drama, cutting-edge technology, and characters who won’t back down, you’ll devour this futuristic tale. Click BUY NOW to enter a near-future world where saving lives means fighting the machine. Reader Reviews: “I could not put it down. Exciting thriller with interesting characters, technical robotic information and medical ethics dilemmas, as well as larger theology discussions. This is a book that has everything I love: sci-fi, technical medical-computer jargon, ethics, and multifaceted characters you care about. The dialogue by the characters is also so important in books I find fascinating. The author does an excellent job with believable, enjoyable characters, using higher vocabulary and common responses, as called for. PLEASE WRITE THE SEQUEL! I want to know what happens to these characters.” - Endocrinology MD and Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center “Smith has used his extensive background in surgical robotics and technology to create this fictional masterpiece” - Medical Director, Baylor University Medical Center “Ripped from the headlines just this week, A.I. is coming and it’ll look something like the world R.D.D. Smith has created” - Senior Manager, NASA Kennedy Space Center "He has used his extensive background in surgical robotics and technology to create this fictional masterpiece" - Founder & CEO, Surgical Automation Inc. "Ripped from the headlines just this week, A.I. is coming and it'll look something like the world R.D.D. Smith has created" - Senior Manager, NASA Kennedy Space Center "I could not put it down. Exciting thriller with interesting characters, technical robotic information and medical ethics dilemmas, as well as larger theology discussions." - Endocrinology MD and Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center "Looking forward to the sequels." - Medical Director, Baylor University Medical Center I spent 10 years working with surgical robots and the doctors who use them in the OR every day. It is one of the most fascinating and impressive technologies that I have seen. Yet, I am surprised at how little the general public knows about this form of surgery, much less where it is going in the future. So I am writing a series of science fiction medical thrillers set in the 2050's in which robots and AI are much more capable.  Many of the technologies in these books already exist or are in the R&D phase. The foundations of the story are real. I just have to add the thrilling plot lines to make a novel. Dr. Roger Smith writes sci-fi medical thriller novels featuring advanced surgical devices, AI, and speculative diseases. Prior to his writing, he enjoyed a goldilocks career in healthcare, government, and national defense. For ten years, he was a leading robotic surgery researcher, publishing his results in medical journals and speaking at surgical conferences. He spent four years in civilian government service, leading the technology innovation for all US Army simulation systems. Prior to that he was a Vice President for multiple defense software companies.Dr. Smith has received multiple awards for his innovations in robotic surgery education, training simulation, and software system development. He is on the faculty of the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine and the Institute for Simulation and Training.He holds a Doctorate and MBA from the University of Maryland College of Business, a Master's from Texas Tech University, and a Bachelor's from Colorado State University.He lives with his wife, dogs, and cats in sunny Florida, frequently escaping to cooler climes during the beastly Florida summers.