Zero (Hardcover)

Marc Elsberg; Translated by Simon Pare

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A GUARDIAN THRILLER OF THE MONTH '[Exposes] the dark underbelly of social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data. Elsberg is nothing if not prescient; this is all pre-Cambridge Analytica.' Barry Forshaw, Guardian ************************ The gripping bestselling global thriller for fans of Dave Eggers' THE CIRCLE and Channel Four's BLACK MIRROR. ************************ Welcome to the Freemee lifestyle app: They can give you confidence, power, fame and all the friends in the world. But what will they take in return? When a teenager is shot dead after chasing a criminal in the street, investigating journalist Cynthia Bonsant is led to the popular social media platform Freemee, a competitor to Facebook whose lifestyle app claims to give you everything you need to succeed in life. But there is someone who warns against its evils: Zero, the world's most-wanted activist, known for exposing the toxic truths behind social media giants and their pursuit of total control. As Cynthia gets closer to unravelling the evil mastermind behind the Freemee site, she herself becomes a target. But in this world of hidden cameras, data glasses and hyper-smart phones there is nowhere to hide . . .

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Imprint:	Doubleday
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2018
Authors:	Marc Elsberg
Translators:	Simon Pare
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-85752-555-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > Espionage & spy thriller Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85752-555-7
Barcode:	9780857525550