Chasing the Dime
novel by Michael Connelly
Chasing the Dime is a 2002 novel by American crime writer Michael Connelly. It is his twelfth novel overall, and the only one to feature protagonist Henry Pierce.
The story is told in third-person narrative.
Plot summary
Henry Pierce's nanotechnology company is racing to be the first to create a molecular computer that can fight disease. He and his partner Charlie Condon are preparing an investor presentation.
Having recently been dumped by his girlfriend, Nicole, he begins investigating an unexplained series of phone calls from men looking for "Lilly" to distract himself. After getting the name of a website from a caller, Pierce finds that Lilly is a marketed escort who last had Pierce's new number. He calls another escort, Robin, who says she hasn't seen her. Finding the company that hosts the site and the owner's name, Billy Wentz, Pierce visits its office. He social engineers a secretary and a post worker for Lilly's address.
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