Showing results for "William King" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

In William Gibson's first novel since 2014's New York Times best-selling The Peripheral, a gifted "app-whisperer", hired to beta test a mysterious new product, finds her life endangered by her relationship with her surprisingly street-smart and combat-savvy "digital assistant".

An ominous gunslinger teams up with two contemptible criminals to try and achieve financial freedom. The three go all over the US to fight and run against gangs, the law, the military, even crazed bounty hunters. The US is recovering from the wars with the South American and other European powers. While the Union are preoccupied with storing wealth to all parts of the country, Glenn, Jane and Beck will have their sights on the Government’s resources. In the Southwest, the rules and standards tend to vary wildly depending on the small towns the three land on.

The land of ignorance and crime runs the city. Watch how I maneuver through the world and avoid the worthlessness of being normal. Nothing else matters but power and respect. Anything you want comes with those two things. Imagine your wife and children not respecting you, you don’t have any power. I didn’t come in this world with power and it’s my goal to capture it; and whoever tries to stop me—I’ll try my hardest to make their lives miserable.

Robbie Munro is facing the trial of his life: one month to prove he's fit to be a father. No problem. Apart from the small matter of a double murder in which psycho Jake Turpie is implicated. Jake demands Robbie's undivided attention and is prepared to throw money at the defence - along with some decidedly dodgy evidence. Robbie has a choice: look after his daughter, or look after his client. His attempts to have the best of both worlds lead him into the alien worlds of high fashion, drug dealing and civil litigation. It's what being a father/lawyer is all about. Isn't it?