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The Blue Nowhere (by Jeffery Deaver)
This is a crime novel about two computer wizards going against each other: The one is Phate, who is playing a perverse version of a game, where his goal is to kill random people in the real life just for the challenge of it. For this purpose, he has written a unique program called "Trapdoor" which in Trojan Horse-style resides on the victim's computer and gives Phate all the information that he wants. To catch Phate, the police is using an imprisoned hacker called Wyatt Gillette. That's already the set up: And on 500 pages those two battle it out.
"The Blue Nowhere" is thrilling and a page-turner. You always want to read on until the next murder and whether the police and Gillette can prevent it. There are two major perspectives in the book: Gillette's and Phate's, but you never really know who the hunter really is or what motivates the players. The author managed to captivate me throughout the novel, and whenever I thought I had spotted a plot twist, it only twisted to just the opposite direction. I was never able to guess ahead, and yet all the turns and twists made the story even more believable. There is also a lot of computer lingo in the book, and although there are minor mistakes, most of it is on the mark.
One of the best fiction books I have read so far. Thanks for the gift, Romy!
- Book Title: The Blue Nowhere
- Book Authors: Jeffery Deaver
- Year of Publication: 2002
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