HOW TO MAKE A BILLION DOLLARS IN 24 HOURS
James K. Wight
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How to Make a Billion Dollars in 24 Hours pits a digital terrorist against the world's biggest influencer:
A billion-dollar ransom
300 million views
24 hours
1 life on the line
The biggest influencer in the world finds himself in a death trap architected by a masked criminal mastermind — either his fans cough up a billion dollars in 24 hours, or he's executed before his 300 million subscribers in a gruesome final livestream. His only hope is a local detective tasked with finding and arresting the anonymous madman before time runs out, and before she becomes the internet's number 1 target…
It’s a story of mind games, a personality cult, a broken economy, radical activism, and our current obsession with fame, fortune, and influencers.
After all, if you have 300 million followers, one's bound to be a criminal genius...
James K. Wight holds a distinction in his MA in International Film Business from the University of Exeter, and a BA in Japanese and Media from the University of East Anglia. Since graduating, James has worked as a freelance media consultant, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge regarding digital media and modern audiences.
An avid consumer of all forms of entertainment, from literature to retro video games and comics, he’s had fiction published by the British Fantasy Society, and his academic thesis featured in Philosophy Now.