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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD - "A gripping thriller that pulls back the curtain on the secret world of tech billionaires."--Time (100 Must-Read Books of 2025)
"A stone-cold banger of a novel--a twisty journey through Silicon Valley's dark side, wrapped in a stunning mystery package with some wild surprises along the way."--Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter A WASHINGTON POST AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR DON'T CALL ME A FIXER. THIS ISN'T HBO. As the unofficial "problem solver" for Silicon Valley's most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde's an expert at wrangling tech bros and their multimillions--even as her own shot at a windfall remains just out of reach. But now she's playing for higher stakes. Because the lightning-rod CEO of tech's hottest startup has just been murdered, leaving behind billions in "dead money" frozen in his will--and Mackenzie's boss is the company's chief investor. With a fortune on the line and the official investigation going nowhere, it's up to Mackenzie to step in and resolve things, fast. Mackenzie's a lawyer, not a detective. Cracking this fiendishly clever killing, with its list of suspects that reads like a who's-who of Valley power players, should be way out of her league. Except Mackenzie's used to being underestimated. In fact, she's counting on it. "Terrific . . . filled with jaw-dropping twists and turns . . . an unpredictable nesting-box of surprises."--The New York Times Book Review
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"A stone-cold banger of a novel--a twisty journey through Silicon Valley's dark side, wrapped in a stunning mystery package with some wild surprises along the way."--Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter A WASHINGTON POST AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR DON'T CALL ME A FIXER. THIS ISN'T HBO. As the unofficial "problem solver" for Silicon Valley's most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde's an expert at wrangling tech bros and their multimillions--even as her own shot at a windfall remains just out of reach. But now she's playing for higher stakes. Because the lightning-rod CEO of tech's hottest startup has just been murdered, leaving behind billions in "dead money" frozen in his will--and Mackenzie's boss is the company's chief investor. With a fortune on the line and the official investigation going nowhere, it's up to Mackenzie to step in and resolve things, fast. Mackenzie's a lawyer, not a detective. Cracking this fiendishly clever killing, with its list of suspects that reads like a who's-who of Valley power players, should be way out of her league. Except Mackenzie's used to being underestimated. In fact, she's counting on it. "Terrific . . . filled with jaw-dropping twists and turns . . . an unpredictable nesting-box of surprises."--The New York Times Book Review
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- January 27, 2026
- ISBN
- 9780593726723
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- BISAC
- Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Suspense
- Related subjects
- Crime, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Suspense, Thrillers