The Gilded Fork

By: Christopher McMakin

Narrated by: Ryan Currie

Dinner is served. The price is your mind.

For warehouse supervisor Mark Jenkins, scoring a reservation at The Gilded Fork was supposed to be the ultimate anniversary gift. It Is the city’s most exclusive dining experience—a place of velvet banquettes, crystal chandeliers, and a waitlist a year long. But beneath the culinary mystery lies a secret far darker than a ruined meal.

When Mark glimpses a brutal execution in the kitchen that vanishes without a trace by morning, he realizes the restaurant is a front. His wife, Sarah, hasn’t just been traumatized—she has been “processed.” The Gilded Fork is a recruitment center for a secret society known as the Obsidian Circle, using illegal medical experiments to map and rewrite the human mind.

Now, Mark must drag Sarah back from the brink of a corporate conspiracy that controls the city’s media, technology, and government. Together, this husband and wife team transforms from victims into seekers of vigilante justice. To save themselves, they must navigate a terrifying surveillance state where cameras are eyes and algorithms are law.

With the help of a rogue hacker, they launch a desperate cyber warfare campaign to stop the “Phoenix Protocol”—an automated coup designed to enslave the population. In a world of deep state secrets and cyberpunk hacking, an ordinary couple is about to burn the network down.

A high-octane techno-thriller perfect for fans of Dark Matter, The Menu, and Mr. Robot.

©2025 Christopher McMakin (P)2026 Christopher McMakin

Great story! Excited to listen to the series!

Really enjoyed this book. Story was very interesting, and narration brought it to life. Really looking forward to getting the remainder of the series!

Entertaining and intense!

The Gilded Fork by Christopher McMakin
Narrated by Ryan Currie
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This is an interesting and wild techno-thriller story!!
Mark takes his wife, Sarah, to a very fancy restaurant for their anniversary, The Gilded Fork. During dinner he witnesses something that leads him to believe this is not an ordinary restaurant!
This book definitely took turns I was not expecting. There are secrets, conspiracies and crazy government plans.

I was lucky to listen to the audio version and the narrator did an excellent job! The book, along with the narration, made me feel like I was watching an intense movie!! The imagery is very detailed and the story is non-stop action & suspense.

*I recommend the read/listen!*

Dinner is served!! 🍴🥄 🍴🥄🍴🥄🍴