To Kill a Unicorn

By DC Palter

American Fiction Awards finalist for Best Mystery NovelNational Indie Excellence Awards finalist for Best Suspense NovelA high-tech mystery that Kirkus Reviews calls "A thrilling crime drama that paints a shrewd portrait of Silicon Valley."At this Silicon Valley startup, murder is a feature, not a bug...

S prD pr is the hottest startup in Silicon Valley until one of the company's physicists disappears and hacker Ted Hara sets out to find his missing friend.

Led by a glamorous young scientist and funded by billionaire crypto investors, S prD pr promises to revolutionize transportation. But as Ted investigates the secretive company, nothing is what it seems.

Are the millions the company is spending building a homeless shelter truly corporate philanthropy? Or is the company a complex real estate scam? As the homeless residents of San Jose begin disappearing, too, it appears something far more sinister is happening downtown. But why was his friend searching for a pair of elephants before he disappeared?

Days away from the technology unveiling that will confer unimaginable riches on the company's investors, Ted becomes trapped in a web of corruption protecting its founder. While avoiding the police, he has to find out why people are disappearing before it's too late.

A crazy ride through the high-tech world of Silicon Valley, To Kill a Unicorn shows how far startup founders are willing to go to build their unicorns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1968784004
• ISBN13: 9781968784003
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Suprdupr Publications
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"