Book : The Verifiers - Pek, Jane

-Titulo Original : The Verifiers

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies peoples online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City. Until a client with an unusual request goes missing. . . .“The world of social media, big tech and internet connectivity provides fertile new ground for humans to deceive, defraud and possibly murder one another. . . . Well rendered and charming. . . . Original and intriguing.” -The New York Times Book ReviewClaudia is used to disregarding her fractious family’s model-minority expectations: she has no interest in finding either a conventional career or a nice Chinese boy. She’s also used to keeping secrets from them, such as that she prefers girls-and that shes just been stealth-recruited by Veracity, a referrals-only online-dating detective agency. A lifelong mystery reader who wrote her senior thesis on Jane Austen, Claudia believes shes landed her ideal job. But when a client vanishes, Claudia breaks protocol to investigate-and uncovers a maelstrom of personal and corporate deceit. Part literary mystery, part family story, The Verifiers is a clever and incisive examination of how technology shapes our choices, and the nature of romantic love in the digital age. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL. Review ONE OF THE YEARS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS!Publishers Weekly * Harper’s Bazaar * Good Morning America * BuzzFeed * USA Today * Electric Lit * Literary Hub * Book Riot * Bustle * CrimeReads * Medium * Alma * Lambda Literary * LGBTQ Reads * PopSugar“This book is exhilaratingly well-written. I loved it so much that I didn’t want it to end.” -Emily St. John Mandel, bestselling author of Station Eleven“A commentary on love in the time of iPhones, a thrilling ride to discover what was really going on with the client that disappeared, and a look at one family making their way through all types of distance.” -Zibby Owens, Good Morning America“[A] funny and touching modern detective story.”-Keely Weiss, Harper’s Bazaar,“The Best, Buzziest New Books of 2022”“This astute, page-turning debut sheds light on the necessities and limitations of interpersonal interaction, the role technology plays in its evolution (and de-evolution), and what it means to be human and looking for love in the 21st century.”-Dahlia Adler, BuzzFeed“Through Claudia’s perceptive and entertaining narration, The Verifiers underscores the pitfalls and absurdities of modern technology. The novel is also an intimate portrait of a young, queer Chinese American person forging her own path.” -Poets & Writers“Claudia is single, gutsy (she’s a cyclist in New York), and a really funny narrator of this wonderfully entertaining mystery.” -Carole E. Barrowman,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel“The Verifiers is as delightful as it is insightful. . . . Pek poses deep and thoughtful questions about romance, privacy, family, data, corporate greed and big tech. . . . The Verifiers is sure to leave readers looking for more from this new voice in the genre. . . . A perfectly paced whodunit.” -Kerry McHugh, Shelf Awareness“Pek’s first novel is a whip-smart and super charming techno thriller that feels at once contemporary and classic.”-Michelle Hart, Electric Lit, “The Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books of 2022”“Pek’s book is funny in a sly way and smart in the way it explores the intersection between identity and technology.” -Lisa Levy, CrimeReads, “5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February”“I was so taken in by [Peks] descriptive language and lush, immersive imagery. . . . She’s adept at crafting the rich inner world of her characters.”-Vanessa Willoughby, Literary Hub, “Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022”“A twisty and smart mystery about online dating algorithms layered with a poignant tale about second-generation Asian American identity.” -Emily Burack, Alma,“Alma’s Favorite Books for Winter 2022”“Claudia’s wit [is] a great source of humor throughou