Booklist on “Red Team Blues”

“Another winner from an sf wizard who has always proved himself adept at blending genres for both adults and teens.”

I’ve published more than 20 books, and I still get nervous in the few months leading up to a new book’s release. It’s one thing for my agent, my editor and my wife to like one of my novels — but what about the rest of the world? Will the book soar, or bomb? I’ve had books do both, and the latter is No Fun. Scarifying, even.

My next novel is Red Team Blues, which Tor Books and Head of Zeus will publish on April 25. It is a significant departure for me in many ways: it’s a heist novel about cryptocurrency, grifters and crime bosses, the first book in a trilogy that runs in reverse chronological order (!):

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865847/red-team-blues

The hero of RTB is Marty Hench, a forensic accountant and digital pioneer. Marty got his start when he discovered spreadsheets as an MIT undergrad. He got so deep into the world of Visicalc and Lotus 1–2–3 that he dropped out of university, moved to Silicon Valley, and pitted his ability to find money with spreadsheets against people who use spreadsheets to hide money.