The Hollywood Spiral

In this darkly comic novel, the author of the cult classic Apathy and Other Small Victories returns with a gripping tale set in a near-future world where the internet has collapsed, replaced by an augmented reality called the Grid. Harrigan, a hard-drinking private detective, finds himself caught in a dangerous quest to locate a missing escort named Anna, who possesses a powerful program called Mirror, Mirror that can manipulate both the Grid and reality. As he navigates a perilous landscape filled with organized crime, mercenaries, and a shadowy group known as the First Church Multiverse, Harrigan races against time before an impending comet threatens to destroy everything.