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Welcome to Mystery Suspense Reviews and our Book Spotlight today…We are pleased to be a part of the release tour for author Pat McKee’s “Ariel’s Island.  Sure to be popular with fans and new readers alike, this suspenseful mystery includes artificial intelligence.  Add to that a possibly futuristic view of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” and it sounds like it will draw readers from a vast pool.

Pat McKee will be interviewed at 11:00 an Central Time. Tune in.

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“I have always been fascinated by Shakespeare. I have always been fascinated by the idea of what happened to Ariel, this all powerful spirit that has been released into the world ( Shakespeare’s play The Tempest)” Pat McKee talks about his new novel – Ariel’s Island .”If we could recognize it and agree upon it, we could probably program our AI to have a moral code. “

Local attorney Pat McKee has written his debut novel “Ariel’s Island,” a legal thriller that will be released in March.

McKee graduated top of his class at Emory Law and went on to become a Senior Assistant Attorney General for Georgia before he started his own law firm to represent educational institutions in Newnan.

Pat will tell you how Ariel’s Island can be a gateway for your students to themes raised by Shakespeare. Ariel’s Island is a thriller that students and teachers alike will enjoy.

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Pat McKee studied at Presbyterian College, Georgia State University, and Emory University School of Law and later founded the law firm McKee & Barge, where he represents educators and educational institutions. Always a lover of the written word, Pat decided in 2010 to enroll in the Masters of Professional Writing Program at Kennesaw State University where he combined his legal knowledge with imaginative storytelling to craft his debut legal thriller, the futuristic Ariel's Island.

Pat McKee is interviewed on the 

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He talks about his great interest in AI and how it has led him to become an expert on the topic. Listen to Jake, John and Pat as they chat about what you need to know about AI and how it can improve or damage your business.