The Doubt Factory

By Paolo Bacigalupi

A young woman uncovers dark secrets about her father and must decide whether to expose him.

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496 pages· 104,988 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Alix's world shatters when a mysterious young man claims her father leads a firm that distorts truth for profit. As she delves into his accusations, Alix faces a harrowing choice: protect her father or join Moses and his band of activists to expose the corruption. With time slipping away, can she risk everything to reveal the truth about the man who raised her?

From the publisher

In this page-turning contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist, Printz Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped. Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie. At least that’s what a mysterious young man who’s stalking her keeps saying. But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth and covers up wrongdoing by hugely profitable corporations that have allowed innocent victims to die? Is it possible that her father is the bad guy, and that the undeniably alluring criminal who calls himself Moses–and his radical band of teen activists–is right? Alix has to make a choice, and time is running out, but can she truly risk everything and blow the whistle on the man who loves her and raised her?

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