Matt Richtel Books in Order

Journalist Nat Idle escapes an internet cafe explosion after receiving a mysterious warning. Believing the note was written by his dead girlfriend, he follows a trail of high-tech intrigue that challenges his grief, trust, and sanity.

After surviving a shooting, Nat Idle uncovers a conspiracy involving technology capable of altering human memory and behavior. His elderly grandmother may hold the crucial secret, but dementia makes retrieving it increasingly difficult while their enemies close in.

On the eve of a presidential election, a computer program designed to expose political hypocrisy becomes central to a dangerous conspiracy. A bitter former journalist must decide whether to pursue the truth before the scheme changes America's political future.

A deliberate attack on a subway platform sends Nat Idle searching for answers about mysterious deaths and an illness affecting children. His investigation into networked technology reveals a threat to human behavior that makes even his own perceptions unreliable.

Richtel follows Reggie Shaw after a texting-related crash kills two men, tracing the investigation, prosecution, and his acceptance of responsibility. The account connects that tragedy with research on attention and the powerful pull of digital devices.

Computer genius Jeremy Stillwater's discredited prediction system warns that nuclear war will begin in three days. With former allies unwilling to trust him, he races to investigate the warning and uncover the people who may be manipulating his invention.

A plane lands in Colorado to find the surrounding world apparently dead. Infectious-disease specialist Lyle Martin joins the survivors' desperate investigation into a lethal outbreak, following a trail that reaches far beyond the isolated airport.

Ignoring Mom's rules, Dad and two children roll their nasal discoveries into an enormous ball. When it escapes through a window and careens toward town, the family gives chase as the sticky menace collects everything in its path.

Through four people's experiences with cancer, HIV, and autoimmune disease, Richtel explains the immune system's remarkable defenses and dangerous excesses. Their stories accompany an accessible account of scientific discoveries and the search for more effective immune-based treatments.

Richtel explores creativity through scientific research and conversations with artists, innovators, and other creators. He examines inspiration's biological roots, the conditions that support original work, and the ways people encounter and move beyond creative blocks.