{"product_id":"picks-and-shovels-a-martin-hench-novel-9781250865915","title":"Picks and Shovels: A Martin Hench Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of \u003ci\u003eRed Team Blues\u003c\/i\u003e to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1986. The city is San Francisco. Here, Martin Hench will invent the forensic accountant--what a bounty hunter is to people, he is to money--but for now he's an MIT dropout odd-jobbing his way around a city still reeling from the invention of a revolutionary new technology that will change everything about crime forever, one we now take completely for granted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Marty finds himself hired by Silicon Valley PC startup Fidelity Computing to investigate a group of disgruntled ex-employees who've founded a competitor startup, he quickly realizes he's on the wrong side. Marty ditches the greasy old guys running Fidelity Computing without a second thought, utterly infatuated with the electric atmosphere of Computing Freedom. Located in the heart of the Mission, this group of brilliant young women found themselves exhausted by the predatory business practices of Fidelity Computing and set out to beat them at their own game, making better computers and driving Fidelity Computing out of business. But this optimistic startup, fueled by young love and California-style burritos, has no idea the depth of the evil they're seeking to unroot or the risks they run. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this company-eat-company city, Martin and his friends will be lucky to escape with their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cory Doctorow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250865915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, a solarpunk science-fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency. His nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation\u003c\/i\u003e is a Big Tech disassembly manual. Other recent books include \u003ci\u003eRed Team Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, a science fiction crime thriller; \u003ci\u003eChokepoint Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; the Little Brother series for young adults; \u003ci\u003eIn Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel; and the picture book \u003ci\u003ePoesy the Monster Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Cory Doctorow \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659136090269,"sku":"9781250865915","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_213711b2-c88d-4418-ba56-67ac73be0fc6.jpg?v=1771351199","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/picks-and-shovels-a-martin-hench-novel-9781250865915","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}