Following the end of his sentence, he spends his days creating large robotic sculptures and periodically suffers episodes of time loss, returning to consciousness afterward with no memory of what he did during the blackout. Slick Henry is a convicted car thief whose punishment consisted of having his short-term memory erased every five minutes, leading to continuous confusion and dissociation. Thread three: follows a reclusive artist named Slick Henry, who lives in a place named Factory in the Dog Solitude a large, poisoned expanse of deserted factories and dumps, probably in southern New Jersey.

She meets Molly Millions (having altered her appearance and now calling herself 'Sally Shears', in order to conceal her identity from hostile parties who are implied to be pursuing her), who takes the girl under her wing.

In London, she is cared for by one of her father's retainers, who is also a powerful member of the London Mob. Thread two: focuses on a young Japanese girl named Kumiko, daughter of a Yakuza boss sent to London to keep her safe while her father engages in a gang war with other top Yakuza leaders. Mona is hired by shady individuals for a 'gig' which later turns out to be part of a plot to abduct Angie. Thread one: concerns Mona, a teen prostitute who has a more-than-passing resemblance to famed Simstim superstar Angie Mitchell. Taking place eight years after the events of Count Zero and fifteen years after Neuromancer, the story is formed from several interconnecting plot threads, and also features characters from Gibson's previous works (such as Molly Millions, the razor-fingered mercenary from Neuromancer).

The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989.

It is the final novel of the cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy, following Neuromancer and Count Zero, taking place eight years after the events of the latter. Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in 1988.

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