What your phone can tell a stranger about you . . .

Seán Farrelly explores the clues that our digital footprints leave behind in his novel, Tom Burne Has Left the Chat.

More about Tom Burne Has Left the Chat:   When micro-influencer Tom Burne takes his own life, he leaves behind his phone, its password, and the mystery of his death. 17-year-old Jamie, who finds Tom's phone, shifts through the digital fragments he has left to try to find out who Tom really was, and what was behind his final, fateful act.  Read a chapter extract.

ReadingZone caught up with Irish author Seán Farrelly to find out more about his novel, Tom Burne Has Left the Chat (Faber YA), including what inspired him to delve into our digital lives and the themes he explores through the novel.

Find out more in ReadingZone's indepth Q&A with Seán Farrelly