Picks And Shovels by Cory Doctorow

In 1986 San Francisco, MIT dropout Martin Hench drifts into the nascent personal-computer scene and becomes an early practitioner of forensic accounting. Hired to investigate a Silicon Valley firm, he instead joins a scrappy women-led startup and is pulled into a dangerous, high-stakes rivalry where new technology reshapes business — and crime. The book follows Marty as he navigates ambition, loyalty, and the brutal culture of early PC-era startups without revealing the outcome.

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Published
2025
Nationality
Canadian
Length
Moderate
Pages
400
Original Language
English
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