A Cursed Place: A page-turning thriller of the dark world of cyber surveillance
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'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters' THE SUNDAY TIMES
'An intriguing, timely and unsettling new thriller' SAM BOURNE
'Catapults you from first word to last... pacy, sinister and timely read' ALAN JUDD
'Another page-turner from a writer who can take you into gripping worlds, real and virtual.' MISHAL HUSAIN
'The dark world of private cyber-surveillance crackles off the page - full of jeopardy and suspense.' ALLAN LITTLE
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. AND THEY KNOW EVERYTHING.
The tech company Public Square believes in 'doing well by doing good'. It's built a multi-billion dollar business on this philosophy and by getting to know what people want. They know a lot. But who else can access all that information and what are they planning to do with it?
Radio reporter William Carver is an analogue man in a digital world. He isn't the most tech-savvy reporter, he's definitely old school, 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 everyday - A Cursed Place is a gripping thriller set against the global forces that shape our times.
'A true page turner - highly recommended'. TORTOISE
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About the author
Peter Hanington is a writer and journalist. His critically acclaimed William Carver thrillers begin with A Dying Breed and star the eponymous old-school radio journalist against a backdrop of high-stakes international espionage. He is also the author of the Susan Cotton series of crime novels, which are set in Brighton and begin with The Darkest Tide. Peter worked as a radio journalist for over twenty-five years including stints at Radio 4, the BBC World Service, The World Tonight and sixteen years on the Today Programme. He lives in London with his wife and has two grown-up children living in Glasgow.
