DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD. Imagine you're in a bar. A man approaches you. He doesn't seem familiar but he knows your past, your job, your hobbies and your ex-boyfriend's name. You go for a drink. This is your first - and last - mistake. You're the latest victim of the latest killer. A man who can rip away the thin carapace protecting the secrets of your life - before ending it. Streetwise cop Frank Bishop has been charged with the job of halting the mounting body count. He enlists the help of Wyatt Gillette, a young hacker ...
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DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD. Imagine you're in a bar. A man approaches you. He doesn't seem familiar but he knows your past, your job, your hobbies and your ex-boyfriend's name. You go for a drink. This is your first - and last - mistake. You're the latest victim of the latest killer. A man who can rip away the thin carapace protecting the secrets of your life - before ending it. Streetwise cop Frank Bishop has been charged with the job of halting the mounting body count. He enlists the help of Wyatt Gillette, a young hacker on the wrong side of the law. They must stalk this faceless criminal through both the real and the virtual universe, combining their old and new world skills to beat the mastermind. But how do you stop a man who knows your every move? You go into the blue nowhere... 'One of the world's best plotters - his intricate twists and turns catch out even the hardened thriller reader' Daily Mail
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Good. No dust jacket. About The Book: -In Jeff`s most chilling and topical thriller to date, the nemesis is the most powerful and modern of criminals, the uber-cracker. Trawling both on and off the Net, he can follow your every move, your every detail and your every communication. He can invade your life before taking it away from you. This is the novel that will stop you ever turning your computer on again. Ranged against this modern day mastermind are two new heros. Firstly, Frank Bishop, a streetwise but very human cop, and his unwilling ally, Wyatt Gillette, a young, brilliant and idealistic hacker who nevertheless found himself in prison, but now has been liberated to fight this incipient disaster...-> the publisher of this LARGE PAPERBACK book is New English Library in 2001 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse The text is in English.
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-1. About The Book: -In Jeff`s most chilling and topical thriller to date, we meet the most powerful and modern of criminals, the uber-hacker. Trawling both on and off the Net, he can follow your every move, your every detail and your every communication. He can invade your life before taking it away from you. This is the novel that will stop you ever turning your computer on again. Ranged against this modern day mastermind are two new heros. Frank Bishop, a streetwise but very human cop, and his unwilling ally, Wyatt Gillette, a young, brilliant and idealistic hacker who found himself in prison, but now has been liberated to fight this incipient disaster. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Coronet in 2001 booksalvation have grade it as Minor Damage to Jacket and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse The text is in English.
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Fine. Fine condition. Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Paperback(two small nicks and crease on the cover)in fine condition. The book is new with light shelf wear on the outer edge of the pages, small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book.435pp. First edition. This is another paragraph Review: In this 21st century version of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral two computer wizards engage in the kind of high-tech combat that only a hacker could love. Wyatt Gillette, a cybergenius who's never used his phenomenal talent for evil, is sitting in a California jail doing time for a few harmless computer capers when he gets a temporary reprieve--a chance to help the Computer Crimes Unit of the state police nail a cracker (a criminally inclined hacker) called Phate who's using his ingenious program, Trapdoor, to lure innocent victims to their death by infiltrating their computers. Gillette and Phate were once the kings of cyberspace--the Blue Nowhere of the title--but Phate has gone way past the mischievous electronic pranks they once pulled and crossed over to the dark side. While Trapdoor can hack its way into any computer, it's Phate's skill at social engineering as well as his remarkable coding ability that makes him such a menace to society. As Wyatt explains to the policeman who springs him from prison so that he can find and stop Phate before he kills again, It means conning somebody, pretending you're someone you're not. Hackers do it to get access to databases and phone lines and pass codes. The more facts about somebody you can feed back to them, the more they believe you and the more they'll do what you want them to.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
This book deals with the early stages of the internet and the considerable amount of hacking that went on at that time. (I'm not sure it's any less now!) If you look at shows like SNEAKERS with Robert Redford you'll understand the time frame and the mindset of those times.
Overall this was a very good read, typical Deaver.
Crime, computers, and even a glossary of terms used then. It will hold your attention.
