Set in New York City in 2001, between the dot-com bust and the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Maxine Tarnow, a fraud investigator and mother of two, looks into the finances of a computer security company and finds links to money, secrecy and powerful people. Her inquiries wander through early internet culture, online spaces and family life in Manhattan. The novel mixes detective plot, comedy and unease about technology and national events.
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Paranoia's the garlic in life's kitchen, right, you can never have too much.