Library Book: The Hacker Ericka Blackwood Files #1 Daniel Scanlan
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 9/1/2022
Pages: 351
Genre: Thriller
Review: Library book
He's online. He's anonymous. He's deadly.
When a video surfaces on the dark web showing a murder no one else could have witnessed, FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood must race to catch the killer.
But the case is even darker than Ericka thought. Hidden behind an avatar named Dantalion, a criminal mastermind is feeding his sadistic appetites by directing the crimes of others - and he may have been orchestrating his schemes for years.
As Ericka's investigation homes in on her target, the tables are suddenly turned. Dantalion knows that she is obsessed with tracking down the men who destroyed her sister's life, and has information that will enable her to find them.
To exact her long-awaited revenge, Ericka will have to risk her career, her life, and the fate of Dantalion's future victims. But does vengeance come at too high a price?
When a video surfaces on the dark web showing a murder no one else could have witnessed, FBI Special Agent Ericka Blackwood must race to catch the killer.
But the case is even darker than Ericka thought. Hidden behind an avatar named Dantalion, a criminal mastermind is feeding his sadistic appetites by directing the crimes of others - and he may have been orchestrating his schemes for years.
As Ericka's investigation homes in on her target, the tables are suddenly turned. Dantalion knows that she is obsessed with tracking down the men who destroyed her sister's life, and has information that will enable her to find them.
To exact her long-awaited revenge, Ericka will have to risk her career, her life, and the fate of Dantalion's future victims. But does vengeance come at too high a price?
I really got this book because of the title; it sounded really good. What I didn't expect to get was a fantastic story where we have a bada.. FBI agent who is going to try to bring the person down. I did not understand some of the tech talk because I am not fluent in it, but it did not take away from the story for me.
Ericka is considered the best at finding those on the Dark Web doing the unthinkable. When Dantalion comes into play, Ericka has to learn to get out of her head and help put a stop to him. Ericka's pass comes into play and I can see how easy it is for someone to not get over what she experienced. It is scary to know that now we live in a world with this sorta technology at anyone's fingertips.
I liked the characters and how Ericka did not back down even when she knew her bosses would not be happy with what she was doing. She isn't just sitting down and letting someone else do the work; that is what we need in the world.
Favorite quotes: "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by."
" Intelligent people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already know all the answers. "
Daniel Scanlan is the author of the tech-thriller, The Hacker. In his legal career, he spent nearly thirty years as a prosecutor, fifteen of those specializing in cybercrime and digital evidence. This provided him with a wealth of background knowledge and anecdotes from which to build his novel. The Hacker is available in bookstores everywhere and at all on-line retailers. The sequel will be published in September of 2023.
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