Genre: Espionage/Thriller
Description:
“A burned out young scientist. An unbreakable code. Time counts down
to an impossible choice.
Forget computers. How do you break a code based on human expertise?
Patrick’s life is upended when he’s recruited to decipher messages
between two experts in his niche field, messages encrypted with a code they
made up. But as he works undercover, he rediscovers the joy of curiosity and
friendship, and the cipher reveals the bad guys may not be who he originally
thought. Can Patrick reconnect with himself in time to know what to do when he
finally breaks the code?”
Author:
A resident of Arizona, Allison Boley worked for a time in Los Angeles
in various jobs relating to movie making before returning to Arizona and
school, eventually earning a PhD in Physics. This is her first novel. For more,
check out her website.
Appraisal:
This was an interesting read that while a thriller and a bit of a spy
novel also gets into scientific issues that are pertinent in our current world
and for nerds like me will really get you thinking and possibly learning a bit
as well. Even for those just looking for a good spy thriller it will stretch
your mind trying to figure out what is going on and how our hero protagonist
can figure it out. For those who finish reading and have an urge to know more
about the details of what happens in the story, there is an appendix that can
help you go down that rabbit hole, but if you’re not interested, you’ll still
get a good read and can move on to the next book.
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating: ****
Four Stars
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