THE YEAR IS 1986. THE CITY IS SAN FRANCISCO.
Here, Martin Hench will reinvent the forensic accountant for the digital age - what a bounty hunter is to people, he will be to tech money - but for now he's an MIT dropout odd-jobbing his way around a city still reeling from the invention of a revolutionary new technology that will change everything about crime forever.
When Martin is hired by a Silicon Valley startup, Fidelity Computing, to investigate a group of disgruntled ex-employees who've founded a competitor, he quickly realises he's on the wrong side. Martin ditches the greasy old guys running Fidelity Computing without a second thought, utterly infatuated with the electric atmosphere of Computing Freedom. Located in the heart of the Mission, this group of brilliant young women have set out to beat Fidelity Computing at their own game. But they have no idea of the depth of evil they're seeking to uproot. Or the risks they run.
In this company-eat-company city, Martin and his friends will be lucky to escape with their lives.
| ISBN: | 9781804547854 |
| Publication date: | 11th September 2025 |
| Author: | Cory Doctorow |
| Publisher: | Head of Zeus an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 388 pages |
| Series: | A Martin Hench Novel |
| Genres: |
Thriller and Suspense |
THE YEAR IS 1986. THE CITY IS SAN FRANCISCO.
Here, Martin Hench will reinvent the forensic accountant for the digital age - what a bounty hunter is to people, he will be to tech money - but for now he's an MIT dropout odd-jobbing his way around a city still reeling from the invention of a revolutionary new technology that will change everything about crime forever.
When Martin is hired by a Silicon Valley startup, Fidelity Computing, to investigate a group of disgruntled ex-employees who've founded a competitor, he quickly realises he's on the wrong side. Martin ditches the greasy old guys running Fidelity Computing without a second thought, utterly infatuated with the electric atmosphere of Computing Freedom. Located in the heart of the Mission, this group of brilliant young women have set out to beat Fidelity Computing at their own game. But they have no idea of the depth of evil they're seeking to uproot. Or the risks they run.
In this company-eat-company city, Martin and his friends will be lucky to escape with their lives.
Picks & Shovels features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense
Picks & Shovels is available in Paperback
Picks & Shovels was written by Cory Doctorow and published by Head of Zeus an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Picks & Shovels has 388 pages
Yes it is part of A Martin Hench Novel series
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