{"product_id":"a-cursed-place-9781529305241","title":"A Cursed Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* \u003c\/i\u003e'gripping'\u003ci\u003e- iNews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters' \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intriguing, timely and unsettling new thriller' SAM BOURNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Catapults you from first word to last... pacy, sinister and timely read' ALAN JUDD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another page-turner from a writer who can take you into gripping worlds, real and virtual.' MISHAL HUSAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'The dark world of private cyber-surveillance crackles off the page - full of jeopardy and suspense.' ALLAN LITTLE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKNOWLEDGE IS POWER. AND THEY KNOW \u003ci\u003eEVERYTHING\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tech company \u003ci\u003ePublic Square\u003c\/i\u003e believes in '\u003ci\u003edoing well by doing good'\u003c\/i\u003e. It's built a multi-billion dollar business on this philosophy and by getting to know what people want. They know a lot. But who else can access all that information and what are they planning to do with it?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRadio reporter William Carver is an analogue man in a digital world. He isn't the most tech-savvy reporter, he's definitely old school, but he needs to learn fast - the people he cares most about are in harm's way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Chilean mines where they dig for raw materials that enable the tech revolution, to the streets of Hong Kong where anti-government protesters are fighting against the Chinese State, to the shiny research laboratories of Silicon Valley where personal data is being mined everyday - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cursed Place \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping thriller set against the global forces that shape our times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A true page turner - highly recommended'. \u003ci\u003eTORTOISE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Roads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529305241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs","brand":"Peter Hanington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896154329269,"sku":"9781529305241","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d147c5c8-8ddd-4915-a057-f8f282f0bb69.jpg?v=1686100635","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-cursed-place-9781529305241","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}