Nicholas Drummond
and Michaela (Mike) Caine, members of the FBI’s Covert Eyes Team,
are vacationing at the Drummond Estate in England. Nicholas, a
computer genius, is the first Brit to join the FBI. Before their
relaxation can begin a ransomeware attack shuts down the computers in
the Drummond family business. Nicholas easily solves the problem and
uses his code to correct a wider ransomware attack shutting down
government computers.
While the computer
crisis is occurring there are several unexplained deaths of business
and political leaders. When Mike spots a drone at the scene of one of
the murders the hunt is on for who is controlling the drones, and
whether the assassinations are tied together.
Besides the modern
technical problems, the plot focuses on the Voynich Manuscript. The
manuscript has never been translated, but a young researcher, Dr.
Isabella Marin, has found some missing pages in the British Museum
and believes the manuscript is written in some form of twin talk.
There is even a vampire component. One of the technical geniuses,
Roman Ardelean, a descendant of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula,) is
looking for blood to cure his twin brother’s rare hemophilia.
A clever, fast
moving plot draws you into this combination murder mystery,
technological thriller and historical puzzle. The characters are
likable. Nicholas and his computer geek sidekick, Adam, are
fascinating as they set out to solve apparently insolvable computer
security breaches. Mike, is beautiful, brilliant, and a good foil for
Nicholas.
I recommend this
book if you like a real page turner. The settings in England and the
US are realistic although some of the activities are quite out of the
ordinary.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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