I shouldn't be surprised about how good Cory Doctorow's new book, Red Team Blues, is. I've been a fan of his books for about 20 years. His books invariably involve new trends in technology and their possible consequences. Cory definitely has the technical chops to write convincingly about emerging technologies. He's an activist and has been involved with the EFF (Electronic Freedom Foundation) for many years. Cory also has a frequently updated blog called Pluralistic which features an interesting article and lots of links, which often involve technology and its unintended consequences or occasional intentional misuses.
Red Team Blues follows the adventures of a forensic accountant (which apparently can be a much more interesting profession than the position title would imply) named Marty Hench. Hench specializes in the cybersecurity and accounting involved with digitally accessed assets such as cryptocurrencies. In Doctorow's capable hands this premise becomes a gripping detective novel and a cutting edge one at that.
I backed the audiobook version on Kickstarter. Cory resorted to using this method of funding because Audible won't carry books without DRM and he insists on allowing readers to own the books they purchase. As an added bonus, Cory got Wil Wheaton to narrate the book. I always enjoy Wil's narration and I think he does an especially good job on books with a technology or a SciFi focus.
I strongly suggest you check this book out. It's very compelling and made me wish I needed to commute to the office more often so I could have finished it quicker.
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