2011. Two years before Snowden.
Hiding in plain sight as a consultant in the gig economy, Finn trades in information. He returned from Japan last year, a 23-year-old Darknet impresario with Yakuza ties, ink, and an MBA from a prominent university.
alias: APHID GRIN
Finn hooks up with Chloë, a fashionable grad-school dropout, uptown. She draws him into a social scene he's only glimpsed from the college-bar sidelines, rubbing elbows with the City's élite; but when a foiled heist leaves him scrambling for cover, he loses himself within his rising celebrity as “Gigi,” young society's latest It-girl, unsure of the way back... or a way out.
More so than most coming of age stories, Die the Villain holds the special ability to capture worlds and perceptions outside the mainstream and the norm while maintaining an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue that keeps readers on their toes. Replete with modern cultural references, the action remains fast-paced and unpredictable throughout.
Those who imbibe will find the story darkly complex and compelling as it moves from Cris Finn, who has just returned from Japan working undercover as a consultant, to a life-changing encounter with Chloe, who introduces him to new social circles as she explores strong women and characters brought "forth and living in darkness" in a world-traversing romp through "two worlds that can never touch"...but, do.
—D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
