{"product_id":"a-cursed-place-paperback-1","title":"A Cursed Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Hanington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Hanington\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Dying Breed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Single Source\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Cursed Place\u003c\/i\u003e, which star old-school radio journalist William Carver. Peter worked as a journalist and radio producer for over twenty-five years, including fourteen years at Radio 4 on the \u003ci\u003eToday Programme\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe World Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewshour\u003c\/i\u003e on the BBC World Service. His field work has taken him around the world, from Russia to Hong Kong, Lebanon, Liberia and South Africa. He currently lives between London and New York and still travels frequently as research for his novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252794933497,"sku":"9781529305241","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NWEyZFFBKzJZQVNiS2RkRXVkMzZLUT09_18b896a0-a882-47bb-a7b4-2a295c72ebe0.webp?v=1768693529","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-cursed-place-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}