In the exhilarating thriller "Adagium," young Indonesian hacker prodigy Alenda becomes entangled in a lethal conspiracy to assassinate the President while assisting her friend in escaping a merciless online loan shark. This chance encounter exposes a sinister world dominated by the malevolent Organization X and its unhinged leader, Maeldred, who craves chaos and destruction. Abducted by Organization X, Alenda is coerced into obtaining classified information on the President's location. Feeling helpless and at the mercy of her captors, she reaches out to her friend Arga, a resourceful soldier in the Indonesian Armed Forces, for help. As time runs out, Arga races to unravel the nefarious plot and clear Alenda's name, while navigating a perilous web of treachery and imminent danger. Will Arga, with the aid of the Indonesian Armed Forces, be able to save both Alenda and the President from the clutches of the ruthless Maeldred and Organization X, or will they all fall victim to the diabolical schemes and insatiable thirst for chaos that threaten to consume them?
—Irv