Ghost of the Neon God

From the author of 36 Streets, the thrilling, Aurealis and Ditmar Award–winning story of escape as a small-time crook goes on the run across Australia with a stolen secret that will change the world. Perfect for fans of William Gibson's All Tomorrow's Parties, Richard Morgan, and Ghost in the Shell.Jackson Nguyen is a petty crook living slim on the mean streets of Melbourne. When he crosses paths with a desperate but wealthy Chinese dissident begging for his help, Jack responds in the only natural way: he steals her shoes.And yet, despite every effort to mind his own damn business, a wild spiral into the worst kind of trouble begins—murder, mayhem, fast cars, bent cops, and long straight highways into the terrible beauty of the vast Australian Outback.In Jack's world, taking a stand against the ruling class is the shortest path to a shallow grave. But when an earth-shattering technology falls into his hands, he must do everything he can to stop the wrong people taking it. In a world of pervasive government surveillance and oppressive corporate control, it's up to a small-time criminal to keep the spark of human rebellion alive.