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Wrthi'n llwytho... The Blue Nowhere (original 2001; edition 2001)gan Jeffery Deaver, Dennis Boutsikaris (Reader)
Manylion gwaithThe Blue Nowhere gan Jeffery Deaver (2001)
 riida | Mar 2, 2013 |  Someone is killing people in Sacramento Valley. Seemingly unrelated, the deaths are perpetrated by a murderer who knows everything there is to know about the victims - who can kill them because of the intimacy he seems to have with them. An intimacy which is created by his ability to track their every move through the virtual world, as soon as they switch on their computer. Streetwise cop Frank Bishop is detailed to the case, allied unwillingly to a young hacker, Wyatt Gillette, who is sprung from prison to pit his brilliance against the criminal's. But no one knows who to trust in an environment where everything is suspect, and pressing the wrong letter on your keyboard may mean death. This is the novel that will make you hesitate every time you click on the box that says 'Are you sure you want to send this over the Internet?'. losloper | Nov 24, 2012 | good! (  ) jenny.whitman | Apr 8, 2012 | A stand-alone novel which takes the reader into the sometimes murky world of computers. After reading this book you may think twice about logging-on next time. A computer wizard who goes by the user -name of Phate has a game-plan to kill a number of people with the assistance of his almost unbeatable computer skill and knowledge. He is able to hack into any computer system and change their instructions at will. The police are unable to stop this expert hacker until they discover another who equals him. The only trouble is that this second man is already in prison and is not ready for release for another year. Thus begins this exciting book and although others have complained about the technical details getting in the way (too basic or too difficult) I really don't think either is the case. The main thing is that this is a really good thriller that will keep you reading right up to the last page, What more could you ask for. (  ) devenish | Nov 9, 2011 | Have to go middle of the road here. There were parts I hated so much I nearly gave up on the book and parts that were fairly gripping. I do remember the internet the way it was back in the mid to late 90's (the setting of this book) however I'm not exactly sure how many other readers will. The 90's internet bares only a passing resemblance to what it has developed into today which makes this book feel very dated although it is only 10 years old. On top of that, the author tends to spend a lot of time explaining the terms and technology which just has the effect of bogging the action down. I can't imagine most readers care very much how a keyboard interrupt works. On the other hand the action does move pretty between the slow spots. (  ) readingrat | Sep 14, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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i had high hopes at the beginning of this book. in spite of myself, i found the early chapters actually sound credible - tech-wise...but as the story went on, the inaccuracies in all the techno-babble quickly made them sound like poor attempts at geek-ery. although i realize, of course, that all the hacking and computer security stuff was nothing more than a plot devise, it still kind of ruined the experience for me.
having said that, i have never enjoyed a novel based on it security as much as i have this one :) (