Join us at our Orange Branch for a conversation with George Mehok, author of "Going Dark."Register: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/11490433
Mehok is an author, technologist and angel investor. He’s spent his career designing software and leading high-performing technology teams for global leaders in the financial services, telecommunications, and aerospace industries. He’s been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CIOReview, and InformationWeek on technology-related topics such as mobile applications, cybersecurity, and data analytics for the. He’s been recognized by Craine’s Business Magazine as the CIO of the Year, and his technology team was added to InformationWeek’s Annual Elite 100 ranking of the most innovative US-based users of technology.
He’s an active member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Mayfield CIO Advisory Council, North Coast Venture’s Investment Screening Committee, Cuyahoga Community College’s IT Center of Excellence Advisory Board.
Technology’s influence on society and the courageous people who have shaped our nation throughout history inspires his fiction writing. In January 2022, Revolutionary Press published his short story "GOING DARK: Caretaker of Station #64" in its semi-annual anthology.
He's a board member of Literary Cleveland, a non-profit organization and creative writing center that empowers people to explore other voices and discover their own; as well as an active member of James River Writers, a non-profit organization that connects inspiring writers and all those in central Virginia with love for the written word.
"Going Dark: A Liberty Unit Novel" takes readers on a fast-paced journey into the behind-the-scenes world of hackers and terrorism, exploring the vulnerability of society created by our ever-increasing dependency on technology. In 1781, a secret hereditary society of guardsmen is formed to protect America’s would-be president. Two hundred and fifty years later, the next generation of guardsmen are reactivated.
Immediately following the 9/11 attacks, remnants of Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda terrorist organization infiltrated the U.S. heartland, remaining dormant for over two decades. On Thanksgiving Day, 2025, they attack, but it’s just the beginning.
NSA cybersecurity expert Paul Knox has no choice but to “go dark” and race to save his gifted mathematician daughter, who holds the key to the next-generation internet. Dropping off the grid won’t be a problem for a man whose job involves tracking the “worst of the worst” on the dark web.
📕 Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.
Event Venue
31975 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124, 31975 Chagrin Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44124-5921, United States,Pepper Pike, Ohio, Beachwood
