Jonathan Hawke is a hacker/writer. He
worked for the Times until one of his hacking schemes sent his best
friend to jail. The Times fired him. Now he's on his own as a free
lancer. He is having trouble supporting his family, but he has a lead
on a story. Jim Weller, a technology genius has been thrown out of
Eclipse, the company he created. In retaliation, he's starting an
advanced security firm. Hawke has the story, but Weller isn't telling
him anything until one morning in New York strange things start to
happen. The elevators aren't working. Jonathan is scalded by the
coffeemaker, and the repairman for the copier has his finger nearly
taken off.
The chaos escalates. Cars go out of
control killing their drivers and any pedestrians in the way. Subway
trains collide or come to a halt in the tunnels. New York is out of
control and Weller knows what's happening. He starts to tell Hawke,
but chaos separates them. Then Hawke's wife calls. She and his son
Thomas, are in New Jersey and someone is attacking their apartment.
Hawke has to find a way to get to them before something terrible
happens to his wife and son.
It's hard to put this book down. The
pace is very fast as Hawke races through the lethal chaos of New York
trying to get to his family and also trying to find out what's
happening. The details of how the electronic devices are being used
to destroy the city is quite accurate. It makes you look at your cell
phone with new respect and has enough of current events, like the NSA
spying scandal, to make the book realistic.
I highly recommend this thriller. If
you're a technology fan, you'll find it enjoyable. If you just like a
good chase, you'll love it for that reason. This is one not to miss.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
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