"Transmission" by Hari Kunzru plunges readers into the interconnected world of the 21st century, where the lives of an Indian computer programmer, a Bollywood actress, and a British marketing executive collide amidst the chaos unleashed by a digital virus. Arjun Mehta, the naive programmer, finds his American dream turned nightmare when he's let go from his Silicon Valley job. In a desperate bid to reverse his fate, he releases a virus that spirals out of control, impacting the glamorous Leela Zahir and the overconfident Guy Swift in ways none of them could have predicted. As their lives intersect, they grapple with the unforeseen consequences of a world where everyone and everything is hyper-connected.