The tech world of Silicon Valley is complicate enough to offer lots of inspiration for a variety of literary genres and, yes, murder mystery is among them. Maybe on the top, I dare to say.
The literary life of Swanky Fisk, a tech billionaire was short but produced tremendous consequences in the life of another fictional character: Alan Benning. Poor Alan he did not appreciated his boss too much, rather the opposite, but now he is dead and he may need to demonstrate he is not the killer. Yes, this is how far the life and death are in balance in the upper layers of high tech world.
Death of a Billionaire is the debut novel by Tucker May, but both from the point of view of the conception and of the characters, this book is far from looking a debut. The author is writing with ease and even infuses a well tempered dosis of satire and humour into the story, without accepting the classical boundaries of his literary genre of choice.
The murder investigation enfolds as a puzzle with twists leading to plot solutions that need the end of the story to be fully undestood and revealed.
A recommended read to the lovers of crime and high tech, as the two of them may happily go hand in hand sometimes.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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