Neo Shanghai Overdrive by W. J. Sam

The Game Is On. In the year 2048, 4 billion humans now live within the Metaverse. She Lo Ke, a renowned detective and elite gamer, was rescued from a psychiatric hospital in Shanghai by a doctor, Q. Together, they were tasked with investigating a mysterious accident from five years ago, potentially exposing a scandal within the gaming industry. Meanwhile, a mysterious overseas investor, calling themself “Count ∅,” arrived in the Metaverse’s server, “Dreamland Void,” through a virtual projection and announced a crime during a game jam festival. In the sprawling megacity of Shanghai, a revenge plot is unfolding. Can the detective outwit the schemes of a tech billionaire? Will the doctor save those trapped deep within the Metaverse as Neuro wanderers? New Shanghai A Metaverse Crime Mystery is the first book in the Metaverse Detectives series, following She Lo Ke and Dr. Qu as they solve thrilling Neo-Era mysteries in the Metaverse. It masterfully blends Sherlock Holmes with The Count of Monte Cristo in a near-future Shanghai, full of homages to classic literature, suspense, humor, and reflections on technology and society. When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, must be the truth! - no matter how virtual the world! Don't hesitate! Log in now to navigate through the sci-fi author W.J. Sam’s incredible Metaverse universe and start your cyberpunk detective adventure today!

Adult • Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense/Technothriller • Science Fiction/Cyberpunk and Biopunk • Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense/Detective Fiction • Crime Fiction