A Cursed Place: A page-turning thriller of the dark world of cyber surveillance

A gripping thriller set against the global forces that shape our times, "A Cursed Place" is a must-read for anyone who loves a page-turner. The tech company Public Square believes in doing well by doing good, but who else can access all that information and what are they planning to do with it?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2023
Publisher: John Murray Press

One of 40 books for summer, this gripping thriller is filled with vivid characters. The Sunday Times praised it as an intriguing, timely, and unsettling new thriller, while SAM BOURNE described it as a pacy, sinister, and timely read. ALAN JUDD praised it as another page-turner from a writer who can take readers into gripping worlds, real and virtual. MISHAL HUSAIN praised it for its dark world of private cyber-surveillance, full of jeopardy and suspense. ALLAN LITTLE praised it for its philosophy of doing well by doing good, and its multi-billion dollar business built on this philosophy.

However, the question arises: Who else can access all this information, and what are they planning to do with it?

Radio reporter William Carver is an analogue man in a digital world. He may not be the most tech-savvy reporter, but he needs to learn fast. The people he cares most about are in harm's way. From the Chilean mines where they dig for raw materials that enable the tech revolution to the streets of Hong Kong where anti-government protesters are fighting against the Chinese State to the shiny research laboratories of Silicon Valley where personal data is being mined every day, A Cursed Place is a gripping thriller set against the global forces that shape our times.

A true page-turner, this highly recommended book will keep you hooked until the very end.

Weight: 322g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529305241