Democracide

Mitch Gordon thinks her career as a professional hacker is over. Happily retired, she embarks on an
around-the-world odyssey, odd-jobbing her way through Dubai, Singapore, Thailand and Hong
Kong. But, in early 2020, when the global pandemic starts, she finds herself stuck in Hong
Kong, house-sitting for a couple of Australian expats, Fiona and Andy McAllister. What promises
to be a mundane few months soon turns out to be anything but.
As the weeks pass, Mitch finds herself ensnared in a complex web. First, a scientist from Wuhan
she met back in Bangkok surfaces, trying to escape from the Communist Chinese Party. Then a fugitive democracy activist in Hong Kong enters her life, also on the lam but from the Hong Kong
authorities. On top of that, Mitch starts to suspect Andy McAllister knows more about the causes of
the pandemic than he is letting on. As conspiracy theories start to swirl, Mitch has no choice but to
return to hacking, especially when she learns the CCP may be looking for her, too