 Spook Country is a 2007 novel by speculative fiction author William Gibson . A political thriller set in contemporary North America , it followed on from the author 's previous novel , Pattern Recognition ( 2003 ) , and was succeeded in 2010 by Zero History , which featured much of the same core cast of characters . The plot comprises the intersecting tales of a journalist, a con artist , and a spy , all of whom are investigating a mysterious conspiracy that has been taking place in the United States for decades. Hinweis: Die Rezension enthält Spoiler.
William Ford Gibson ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ b