The Fear Index by Robert Harris
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the acclaimed author of Conclave and Dictator comes a "taut thriller" (Newsweek) that forces us to confront the question of what it means to be human in a high-tech world"Timely, expertly executed. . . . Foreboding runs through the system of the book like an IV drip." --USA Today
Dr. Alex Hoffmann stays out of the public spotlight, but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich he is a legend. And now he has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that predicts movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. As a result, his Geneva-based hedge fund is poised to make billions.
But one morning before dawn, a sinister intruder breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside mansion. So begins a waking nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307948113 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307948110 |
| Title | The Fear Index |
| Author | Robert Harris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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