by Matt Richtel
First published 2019
Detective William Fitzgerald gets an unusual case when a woman appears at his office with cash and a bizarre story. Her father, tech mogul Captain Don Donogue, died under suspicious circumstances. Now he's apparently tweeting from beyond the grave about his own murder. Fitch carries a flip phone in a world of barristeristas serving instant patents at law firm drive-throughs. He navigates a Silicon Valley where couples join kindergarten waiting lists before they even conceive children. The valley has gone mad with greed, and Fitch might be the only sane person left. As he investigates deeper into Captain Don's death and mysterious social media activity, Fitch discovers that in this twisted tech paradise, even life and death become just another business deal. The case forces him to question whether Silicon Valley has actually solved mortality itself, turning eternal souls into eternal social media presence.
Genres: science-fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, fish-out-of-water, high-tech
Setting: Silicon Valley
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Paperback · MorrowPb