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Shifta by Miles Joyner

Set in near future Washington, DC, Miles Joyner’s new technothriller, Shifta, seems almost too plausible, despite its futuristic touches. This is his second book about the Bazaarverse, a site on the Dark Web that functions as an assassination market. Because I hadn’t read the first…
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Meet the author: John Cheshire

In June 2024, a ransomware attack hit NHS services across London, affecting primary care services across the city, including five NHS trusts. But what if cyber criminals escalated their activities to target national infrastructure? Not just one type of service in one city, but things…
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This is Gomorrah

Written by Tom Chatfield — Crime fiction, true crime and non-fiction books have raised the alarm about how the strengths and benefits of the Internet can be turned to the dark side. We’ve seen these nefarious capabilities move from science fiction to technothrillers to non-fiction…
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The Passengers

Written by John Marrs — Crime fiction writers are a pretty twisted lot. If they’re not creating slap-the-forehead-and-cry-out-in-shock moments, they’re happily sitting at home, surveying the world around them and coming up with cunning uses for everyday objects. Sound familiar, John Marrs? Maybe he got…
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Virtual Sabotage by Julie Hyzy

In a year when information technology’s dark side has been prominent in the news cycle, author Julie Hyzy presents a cautionary tale on the potential perils of virtual reality. Picking up on the addictiveness of online gaming, she has envisioned an American society where people…
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