The Lockup Period
A Silicon Valley Crime Thriller
with Chris Andrew Ciulla (Narrator)
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Pub Date Oct 20 2026 | Archive Date Aug 13 2026
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Description
THE LOCKUP PERIOD is a fast, fun, and twisty ride through the underbelly of Silicon Valley—where fortunes are made overnight and everyone is chasing their cut.
Mario Kennedy yearns to be part of tech’s in-crowd. But with an unfair rap sheet and a job slinging pizzas, he’s stuck on the outside. When MenuAi—a startup in which he holds advisory shares—announces it’s going public, he finally gets his shot. That is, if he can survive the ninety-day lockup period… and the stock lives up to the hype.
Driving that hype is Ravi Singh, a rising star in venture capital determined to land his first unicorn—no matter the cost. Covering the frenzy is Jamie Villanueva, a young reporter caught between breaking the story and settling a personal score.
On the night of the IPO, a troubling twist:
A dead body turns up in the CEO’s apartment. Expose the truth, and everything collapses. Conceal it until the lockup period expires, and walk away rich.
In Silicon Valley, it may be that making a killing… isn’t just a figure of speech
Advance Praise
“A fast-paced thriller with a protagonist worth rooting for.” – Kirkus Reviews (Our Verdict. Get it!)
"Wickedly fun.” - Aaron Meyerson, Producer of Dumb and Dumber
“Thompson combines startup culture satire with crime-thriller elements in this entertaining debut, sharply capturing Silicon Valley’s obsession with money, status, and image.” - BookLife Editor’s Pick
Vince Thompson’s debut novel is a captivating read that surprised me in all the best ways.” - Shira Lazar, CEO/Founder What’s Trending
“Fast, funny, and driven by pitch-perfect dialogue. An impressive debut with heart!” - Sarah Lovett, bestselling author of Dangerous Attachments and Metal Viper
You won’t want to put it down.”- Aaron Vaccaro, President of Singularity University
“Thompson knows this world. That specificity is the book's first pleasure.” - Chicago Book Review 5/5 Stars
“The Lockup Period is a thrilling ride. Managing to create a realistic feeling world of tech start-ups and companies “going public” in a way that provides enough information for the story, but doesn’t overwhelm readers.” - LoveReading (Indie Books We Love)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook |
| ISBN | 9788995320104 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 11 Hours, 23 Minutes, 4 Seconds |
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Featured Reviews
Jo Q, Reviewer
What a book. Meet Mario, a pizza restaurant owner and accidental investor, in the up-and-coming app MenuAI. He's living the dream, an overnight tech entrepreneur success story, who everyone, except for Mario himself, believes has the inside track.
With his naive ineptitude pitted alongside the financial complexity of an IPO, speculators, scam artists, insider traders, government agencies, organised crime, journalists, bloggers and the odd cleric all trying to get their piece of the action, it's an entertaining ride.
Kenneth D, Educator
Given the state of the world, and given that I am just some flyover state pion, I was a little hesitant to read a novel about Silicon Valley as its rulers are becoming more and more of literal boogeymen to our society. I am glad I decided to ignore those feelings and check this one out. It was wonderful. Well written and the author obviously is writing about a world he knows. He developed character well and left me liking some characters I thought I would hate and getting angry at characters I thought I'd like. The story was plotted nicely and it did not stop moving. I cranked through this in a weekend. Well done.
Danielle H, Reviewer
The Lockup Period By Vince Thompson is a smart, witty, and fresh silicon valley mystery with a dash of thrill! Mario is a very likeable character, even through all of his flaws and odd quirks. Mario finally gets to be apart of something that could really change his life, when all of a sudden, life SLAPS him in the face! Not just life, but numerous people just make things so hard for Mario. This is such a great book, I just kept thinking, how the hell is able to so this?! I'd lose my cool!
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