by Luke Harding
First published 2014
Edward Snowden sits in his Hawaiian home, copying classified files onto a portable drive. The young computer specialist has decided to expose how America's National Security Agency monitors communications across the world. He leaves behind his girlfriend and comfortable life to become the most wanted man on earth. Snowden travels to Hong Kong, where he meets with reporters willing to publish his stolen documents. The revelations shock government leaders everywhere as the public learns the true scope of digital surveillance. While officials in Washington and London pressure news organizations to kill the story, Snowden fights for safe passage to a country that will protect him. His journey transforms him from anonymous contractor to international fugitive, forcing him to choose between personal safety and his mission to inform the world.
Genres: biography-memoir, 21st-century, activism, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Hawaii, Hong Kong, Washington, London
Period: 21st-century
304 pages · Paperback · C.W. Leske Verlag