A Murmuration of Humans

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Accomplished computer hacker and playboy Carmine Lagarius has made millions of dollars for himself and underworld boss Muhammad Nigredo. During his online break-in of a government agency, he uncovers files that indicate a massive terrorist attack in ten day’s time, on November 5, 2024, the next U.S. national election, which also happens to be Guy Fawkes Day. To reveal the evidence to authorities would not only expose him to prison for his criminal activity, but also expose him to murder by his underworld employers. Should he avoid tangling with governments and other criminal groups? – After all, it would be so much easier to take his Lebanese girlfriend on a ski trip to Gstaad and let the world sort out its own problems.... But no: Carmine Lagarius decides to assume the risk of thwarting the attack. Our hero discovers that the terrorist attack is much more sinister than he could have imagined: It implicates the highest reaches of government and the most fundamental forces shaping American society – all revealed in the novel’s powerful conclusion, where a thriller to match Agatha Christie combines with the insight of Dostoyevsky.