The Nihilisticats

Webworld has been hacked, every American's private data posted to servers foreign and domestic. So the government makes a special, one-time offer. Start over with the identity of your choosing. And get a clean SSN and state-of-the-art AmeriPhone in return.

For Men's Grooming Consultant Marc "Can" Antile, The New Start is a new biz bonanza, until he meets a beautiful technophobe who pays with cash, calls on a landline, and might be a terrorist. And then there's the federal agent so boring he has to voice his punctuation. The author who may not be deepfaking her way onto the bestseller list. The news anchor who finishes her livestreams with strip trivia. And the insecure doctor obsessed with the cryptic last words of his astronaut uncle.

Through podcasts, pool halls and police stations, Can and a cast of unforgettable characters experiment with their identities, sort through their love lives, and happen upon a distressingly large number of conspiracies - governmental, cyber criminal and corporate alike.

"Over-the-top fun... Nothing is off limits and the serious themes are only supported by the wry tone and satire... Winner: Best Pop Culture Novel, 2024" - Indie Reader