Books like New waves by Kevin Nguyen
Lucas, a low‑paid customer‑service rep, and Margo, a brilliant black programmer, grow weary of being overlooked in their tech startup. Together they steal the company’s user database as an act of revenge. When Margo dies in a car accident, Lucas is left to decide what to do with the stolen data and confront whether her death was accidental. Hacking into Margo’s computer, he discovers her secret online life, revealing a side of her he never knew. Kevin Nguyen blends biting humor and keen insights into the computer industry to explore how race, secrecy, surveillance, and social media shape friendships and intimacy in a tech‑obsessed world.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Kevin Nguyen
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