ALASKA CYBER HUNTERS #3
REBECCA'S REVIEW
"Everything up to this point was peanuts in comparison to what he had planned next - his final judgement. A cleansing. An opportunity for his brilliance and power to change the world."
Members of the Cyber Solutions team are racing to out maneuver a brilliant criminal with maniacal tech skills and a stone cold heart; the psychopath had killed before and he would kill again . . . of all people, David "Mac" McPherson would know. Up close and personal, Mac had seen the man who murdered his family, barely living to tell the story . . . thanks to the equally brilliant skills of surgeon Tracie Hunter, who had stitched Mac back from the brink of death to keep him in the land of the living. Was Mac grateful, affable or patient? Hardly.
Shortly after Tracie releases Mac from her pervue, he sustains an epic panic attack from which few people would have recovered, but it served as a "come to Jesus" moment for the big guy and his demeanor changes . . . just in time for Tracie's world to be turned upside down when carefully planted accusations about her past are released to the public . . . threatening to ruin her future. It seems this killer enjoys taunting Mac's friends.
Much like a seamstress would carefully thread her needle, the tentacles of this plot move and counter-move with precision. . . continually . . . and dare I say, seemingly endlessly? Thankfully, in the midst of so much darkness the growing relationship between Mac and Tracie (such an odd couple, who would have thought?) becomes a shining light; a broken and battered hero learning to love again . . . who doesn't love that?
And oh, about that killer???? No spoilers here.
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review. 4.5 stars
Members of the Cyber Solutions team are racing to out maneuver a brilliant criminal with maniacal tech skills and a stone cold heart; the psychopath had killed before and he would kill again . . . of all people, David "Mac" McPherson would know. Up close and personal, Mac had seen the man who murdered his family, barely living to tell the story . . . thanks to the equally brilliant skills of surgeon Tracie Hunter, who had stitched Mac back from the brink of death to keep him in the land of the living. Was Mac grateful, affable or patient? Hardly.
Shortly after Tracie releases Mac from her pervue, he sustains an epic panic attack from which few people would have recovered, but it served as a "come to Jesus" moment for the big guy and his demeanor changes . . . just in time for Tracie's world to be turned upside down when carefully planted accusations about her past are released to the public . . . threatening to ruin her future. It seems this killer enjoys taunting Mac's friends.
Much like a seamstress would carefully thread her needle, the tentacles of this plot move and counter-move with precision. . . continually . . . and dare I say, seemingly endlessly? Thankfully, in the midst of so much darkness the growing relationship between Mac and Tracie (such an odd couple, who would have thought?) becomes a shining light; a broken and battered hero learning to love again . . . who doesn't love that?
And oh, about that killer???? No spoilers here.
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review. 4.5 stars
BackCover Blurb:
The Cyber Solutions team has managed to stay one step ahead of the madman who has killed so many. From the original 26 Below cyberattack in Fairbanks to the 8 DOWN serial murders in Anchorage and beyond, they matched wits with the killer and stopped him from reaching his ultimate goals.
But final judgment is coming. And this time, there may be no defeating him.
David "Mac" McPherson has a personal stake in making sure this predator stays down for good. His family died in the cyberattack. Mac knows that God says "vengeance is mine"—but surely an exception can be made.
Surgeon Tracie Hunter is determined to stay sober and keep saving lives in Fairbanks, Alaska—even if it means being a little obsessive. After all, that same kind of determination is how she kept Mac alive after the murderer targeted him. And she won't let Mac run himself into the grave looking for payback; he's come to mean too much to her.
Then someone hacks into the system at Tracie's previous job as a medical examiner and frames her in a murder cover-up. There's no one else skilled enough to create a digital trail this incriminating—the killer is back in action, exploiting cybersecurity weaknesses to destroy lives. Can Mac stay focused and stop the next attack when his own vulnerability is exposed? Or will his need to make someone pay for his pain allow the maniac to pull ahead and win at last?
The Cyber Solutions team has managed to stay one step ahead of the madman who has killed so many. From the original 26 Below cyberattack in Fairbanks to the 8 DOWN serial murders in Anchorage and beyond, they matched wits with the killer and stopped him from reaching his ultimate goals.
But final judgment is coming. And this time, there may be no defeating him.
David "Mac" McPherson has a personal stake in making sure this predator stays down for good. His family died in the cyberattack. Mac knows that God says "vengeance is mine"—but surely an exception can be made.
Surgeon Tracie Hunter is determined to stay sober and keep saving lives in Fairbanks, Alaska—even if it means being a little obsessive. After all, that same kind of determination is how she kept Mac alive after the murderer targeted him. And she won't let Mac run himself into the grave looking for payback; he's come to mean too much to her.
Then someone hacks into the system at Tracie's previous job as a medical examiner and frames her in a murder cover-up. There's no one else skilled enough to create a digital trail this incriminating—the killer is back in action, exploiting cybersecurity weaknesses to destroy lives. Can Mac stay focused and stop the next attack when his own vulnerability is exposed? Or will his need to make someone pay for his pain allow the maniac to pull ahead and win at last?
Kregel Publishing, October, 2024
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