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An accidental fall down an ancient mineshaft leads to the discovery of a refugee scientist's research diary that describes a new super element, Kindronium 379. Unfortunately, news of the discovery leaks to agents of the International Communist Workers party. The fight for possession of the document culminates in a gun battle within the confines of the old mine.

This fast-paced thriller ensnares intelligence agents, drug cartel overlords, and politicians in a twisted web of deceit. Camila Sanchez, an Argentinian garbage sifter, finds a partially shredded confidential CIA document among her overnight collection of refuse. This document describes a program to hack into the Argentine Intelligence agencies' databases, including e-mails, and to glean details of their relationship with the powerful Mexican Gulf cartel.

When Sleepers, Wake! was released in Australia, it immediately became influential around the world. Now its author, the polymath and former politician Barry Jones, turns his attention to what has happened since - especially to politics, health, and our climate in the digital age - and to the challenges faced by increasingly fragile democracies and public institutions.