22:22:22

An augmented British vigilante. An elderly codebreaker's life work. A shadowy organisation that suppresses human progress for profit. One moment changed everything.

"Take any simple man and rapidly make him exceptional."

The Toby Steele Series · 6 Books
22:22:22 Frequency Shift
Book One

22:22:22 Frequency Shift

One moment that will change your life forever.

Toby Steele is a night shift tech support guy — quiet, overlooked, and coasting beneath the radar. Until the night of February 22nd, 2022. At exactly 22:22:22, something activates. Something that was never meant to be triggered again.

Suddenly, Toby is changed. Faster. Stronger. Sharper. He can speak languages he's never learned. See through lies. Feel vibrations in the world others can't even hear.

As Toby tries to unravel a mystery rooted in war-time secrets and forgotten ciphers, he finds himself hunted by a shadowy agency known only as The Department. They want the code that changed him. They want to erase what he's become.

And Toby? He just wants to survive long enough to figure out who the hell he really is.

4.4 (1,847 ratings) Technothriller Vigilante Audiobook available
23:23:23 Power Shift
Book Two

23:23:23 Power Shift

Even heroes can be broken.

Toby Steele is back — stronger, faster, and more dangerous than ever — but even heroes can be broken.

Six months after a rogue computer program transformed him into a reluctant vigilante, Toby has mastered his powers and embraced his mission to protect the innocent. But when he crosses paths with Lorelei — a dangerous temptress with her own agenda — Toby is pulled into a tangle of seduction and betrayal.

As old enemies resurface and new powers awaken, Toby must decide how far he's willing to go to fight for justice — and who he can trust when the lines between right and wrong blur.

4.6 (322 ratings) Technothriller Vigilante Sworn to protect, driven to kill
Classified Personnel Files

Known Associates

Toby Steele
Subject · Active
Toby Steele
Night Shift IT Technician / Vigilante
Profile
Late 30s. Long dark hair. All-black clothing. Deeply introverted — not shy, but genuinely energised by solitude. Wry, self-deprecating humour. Thinks in heavy metal.
Augmentation Status
Active since 22:22:22, 22/02/2022. Enhanced combat reflexes, multilingualism, electromagnetic frequency manipulation, analytical acuity. Programme origin: Project Flash Gordon (FSMI).
Threat Level
SEVERE
Evelyn Greenwood
Historical Asset
Evelyn Greenwood
Former Bletchley Park Codebreaker
Profile
Born 22 February 1922. White hair in long braids. Sharp, fox-like alertness despite her age. Commands rooms from a wheelchair. Calls Toby "young man" and "Flash Gordon."
Background
Recruited to Bletchley Park via newspaper crossword, 1940. Worked directly with Alan Turing. Creator of Project Flash Gordon — the classified programme that changed Toby Steele.
Current Status
Resident, Cherryoaks Lodge Care Home. Age 100+. Still sharp. Still dangerous.
Cassie Wright
Protected Person
Cassie Wright
Software Engineer, Evergreen Power
Profile
Late 20s. Granddaughter of Evelyn Greenwood. Bright, organised, resourceful. Warmer and more socially fluid than Toby. Teases him relentlessly from a place of genuine fondness.
Significance
Her energy-efficiency software drew unwanted attention from powerful interests. Her grandmother's protection runs deeper than anyone knows.
Relationship to Subject
Complicated. Warm. Unresolved.
Lorelei Johannessen
Person of Interest
Lorelei Johannessen
Green Energy Consultant, Oslo
Profile
Norwegian national. Specialist in green energy solutions. Crossed paths with Toby Steele during Book 2. Beautiful, intelligent, and disarmingly direct.
Assessment
Motivations unclear. Her interest in Steele appears personal, but the timing raises questions. Further investigation recommended.
Clearance
█████████
Jenny
Field Contact · Protected
Jenny
London Ground Intelligence
Profile
Early 20s. Glaswegian. Living on the streets of London. Perceptive, sharp, and fiercely loyal once trust is earned. Not a victim in how she carries herself — she has agency.
Value
Eyes and ears at street level. Knows things the police don't. Spotted immediately that Toby wasn't law enforcement. Keeps his secrets.
Background
Glasgow. Streets. Something happened. File incomplete.
Philippa
Civilian · Not Surveilled
Philippa
Closest Pre-Series Friend
Profile
Toby's only real civilian anchor. The one person who calls him on his isolation without making him feel judged. Their friendship has an unresolved romantic undercurrent that neither has acted on.
Significance
She is the reason any of this happens. A casual recommendation of a documentary about Evelyn Greenwood sent Toby to Cherryoaks Lodge — which led to everything.
Awareness Level
Zero. Does not know about the augmentation. Last major civilian connection with no idea what Toby has become.
Spencer
Deceased · Former Handler
Spencer
Government Liaison (Retired)
Profile
Former handler and closest professional colleague of Evelyn Greenwood. Managed the interface between her research and government oversight for decades.
Final Communication
A dying letter from Bangkok, June 2010. Contents revealed the true nature and funding of The Department. Marked the point of no return.
The Department for the Prevention of World-Changing Technology

Nothing to See Here

A privately funded organisation with no official existence, no public accountability, and no legal standing. Their purpose: identify and destroy progress. Innovations deemed "too good for humanity" are suppressed. The future is censored.

"They are in the business of destroying progress. Of wiping out anything that they deem as too good for humanity. They censor the future."

Classified Memo - Project Flash Gordon
Known Operatives
Dr Ian Davidson
Department · Chief Scientist
Dr Ian Davidson
FSMI Research Lead
Role
Adapted Evelyn Greenwood's original FSMI code for The Department's purposes. Intelligent, methodical, but subordinate — overruled on key decisions by his superior.
Capability
Developed accelerated neural interface technology. What once took seven hours now takes five minutes.
Status
ACTIVE
Ms Cynthia Payne
Department · Senior Operative
Ms Cynthia Payne
Operations Director
Role
Cold, precise, controlling. The real authority in any room she enters. Overrules Davidson. Her decisions are final. The face of institutional power — nothing personal, entirely professional.
Assessment
The most dangerous person in The Department. Not because of what she can do, but because of what she will authorise.
Status
ACTIVE
Brian Sullivan
Department · Field Operative
Brian Sullivan
Deep Cover Agent
Role
Planted at Evergreen Power, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Tasked with getting close to a target through manufactured personal relationships. Patient, methodical, convincing.
Methods
Long-term infiltration. Constructed a false identity and sustained it for months. The kind of man who remembers your birthday and means none of it.
Status
AT LARGE
Series Roadmap

Six Books. One Mission.

01
22:22:22
Frequency Shift
Published
02
23:23:23
Power Shift
Published
03
24:24:24
Paradigm Shift
2027
04
25:25:25
Quantum Shift
Planned
05
26:26:26
Dynamic Shift
Planned
06
21:21:21
Night Shift
Planned
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22:22:22 First Shift

Bletchley Park. 22 February 1942. Evelyn Greenwood is twenty years old, and tonight is her first shift. A standalone short story set in the Toby Steele universe. Completely spoiler-free.

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