Coyote Fork

<p>British journalist Robert Lovelace travels to California to report on the social media giant Global Village. He's horrified by what he finds: a company--guided by the ruthless vision of its founder Evan Bone--that seems to be making journalism itself redundant. Appalled he decides to abandon the project and return home. </p><p> </p><p>But as he leaves he has a disconcerting encounter that sends him off in a totally different direction. Soon he finds himself embarked on an increasingly fraught and dangerous mission. The aim: to uncover the murky truth about Evan Bone's past and his pathological disregard for the human cost of the behemoth he has created.</p><p> </p><p>Robert's quest takes him from San Francisco to a small college town in the Midwest to the site of a former hippie commune in northern California introducing us to a range of vivid characters and confronting us with the price we pay--online trolling; the loss of privacy; professional ruin--for living in an interconnected world. Finally he makes a startling discovery--and is thrown into a completely unforeseen existential dilemma. </p><p> </p><p>A timely stylishly written and brilliantly conceived metaphysical thriller <em>Coyote Fork</em> carries us on an unforgettable journey before bringing us face to face with the darkness at the heart of Silicon Valley itself.</p>