Zero

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 
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The gripping bestselling global thriller for fans of Dave Eggers' THE CIRCLE and Channel Four's BLACK MIRROR. 
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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 . . .

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

ELSBERG, Marc

Mystery

DOUBLEDAY

The gripping bestselling global thriller for fans of Dave Eggers' THE CIRCLE and Channel Four's BLACK MIRRORS. Welcome to Freemee They can give you confidence, power, fame and all the friends in the world. But what will they take in return? For fans of BLACK MIRROR and Dave Eggers' THE CIRCLE 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 intelligent smart phones there is nowhere to hide . . .

Literature & Fiction

An Indie Next Pick An International Bestseller Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere. A former hacker and activist, Piero investigates a possible cause. But the authorities don’t believe him. Now a prime suspect, Piero goes on the run with Lauren Shannon, an American CNN reporter based in Paris, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks.

Blackout (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

Thorndike Press Large Print

"Fast, tense, thrilling ― and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended." ―Lee Child, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
This is no accident. This is no act of God. This is Blackout.
A terrifyingly plausible million-copy selling debut disaster thriller.
 When the lights go out one night, no one panics. Not yet. The lights always come back on soon, don't they? Surely it's a glitch, a storm, a malfunction. But something seems strange about this night. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electrical grids collapse. There is no power, anywhere. A former hacker and activist, Piero investigates a possible cause of the disaster. The authorities don't believe him, and he soon becomes a prime suspect himself. With the United States now also at risk, Piero goes on the run with Lauren Shannon, a young American CNN reporter based in Paris, desperate to uncover who is behind the attacks. After all, the power doesn't just keep the lights on―it keeps us alive.

Blackout: A Techno-Thriller

Thrillers & Suspense

Sourcebooks Landmark

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BLACKOUT

Genre Fiction

Black Swan.

CORRUPT BIG BUSINESS, ECONOMY IN MELTDOWN, THE THRILLER THAT WARNED US ALL It's the near future: the world economy is in freefall. Mass unemployment and hunger rage as banks, corporations and countries go bankrupt. But one group are doing just fine: the super-rich. Nobel prize-winning economist Herbert Thompson drives to an emergency summit in Berlin, to deliver his ground-breaking solution to the world's elite: a formula that will reverse the downturn, transform the economy, and give&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;a share of the wealth. Thompson never arrives. He is killed in a car crash on the way. Jan, a keen cyclist out late, sees the incident. Convinced Thompson has been murdered, he vows to find out why. But there are powerful forces at work, who will stop at nothing to keep Jan silent. How far will they go to satisfy their greed? And who can stop them? A spine-chillingly realistic thriller on the horrors of freewheeling capitalism and the threat of human greed. By the global bestselling author of&nbsp;Blackout&nbsp;and&nbsp;Code Zero.

Greed

Review\n"A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH: [Exposes] the dark underbelly of social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data. Elsberg is nothing if not prescient." —Guardian\n"A highly topical nightmarish scenario, which Elsberg says became a reality long ago." - - Hit radio rt1\n"Blackout is truly terrifying in its all-too-realistic premise. The action jumps from country to country as the blackout spreads, racing towards an ending which is absolutely lights-out." —Sandra Block, author, Little Black Lies, on Blackout\n"Part Dan Brown–style chase and part eco-thriller, this debut-a best-seller in Germany-will get people talking. " —Booklist, on Blackout\n"lsberg delivers a thrilling read and sucks readers into a mind-boggling, all too scary world." — Library Journal, on Blackout\n"Fast, tense, thrilling—and timely: this will happen one day. Highly recommended." —Lee Child on Blackout\n"Intriguing and authentic, Blackout crackles with tension." —Grant Blackwood, on Blackout\n"Brilliantly written." —Charles Belfoure, author, The Paris Architect, on Blackout\nZERO, an anonymous activist, has given the world a warning: stop the tech giants before it’s too late. But is anyone listening? Thousands of teenagers are signing up to Freemee, the biggest new social media site, uploading personal information in exchange for advice on what to eat, how to dress, even how to choose their friends. No one questions what Freemee is doing with all that data. Until hundreds of users begin to take their lives. What will it take to bring down the Freemee mastermind, and who is up to the job?

Code Zero

Evolution

Literary

FAYARD

Cupide

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Zero

Zero

Blackout (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

Blackout: A Techno-Thriller

Blackout: A Techno-Thriller

BLACKOUT

Greed

Code Zero

Evolution

Cupide