Ralph Gibsen isn't your typical spy. In fact, he may not be a spy at all. He's lumpy, blundering and abysmal at chatting up the fairer sex. Yet, he is attracting a significant amount of attention from the intelligence community. After all, as a 30-year Silicon Valley mainstay, he can phish your passwords, bust firewalls, and has developed software used by millions to circumvent government censorship. And now, he thinks he has stumbled upon a cabal who is pushing to misuse his own technology for world domination. Ralph helps create an educational Tool that maps a learner's neurological processes and pinpoints the exact moment a student learns. But the Tool can also manipulate people's beliefs. At least, that what several influential people think. Soon, Ralph finds himself the target of increasingly complex attacks on his businesses, reputation, freedom, and life. Ralph enlists an eclectic group of 'frenemies' to thwart this nefarious plot. McKenna may or may not still work for the CIA. Beautiful Eva may work for the Chinese government, who wants the Tool for themselves. Even Ralph's lovely wife Jen could be involved... Ralph simply isn't equipped to figure it out. And the world is closing in.
Review
"[Reading the novel] is like being shot out of an Ethernet cable lined with exotic travel and baroque paintings and landing on a sea of electricity."--Peterson Conway, PayPal Mafia
"Smart and captivating... Filled with humor, suspense, whimsy, whit and moments of pure heart, this read is fascinating, educational, and a heck of a lot of fun."--Jordy Berson, former Head/CEO, BitTorrent
"It's all too rare to find a fun, seat-of-your-pants, literary romp like this.... wonderful reading."
--Raz Zia, former MD at Goldman Sachs and MD at Aldrich Capital
Thanks Zaffy. Anyone have any questions I might answer?
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