Rating: 
Summary: I loved this book! Fantastic!!
Review: This is the first book I read by Deaver, and he's a fantastic writer, I'll be getting more of his books. He has what others wrtiers lack...the ability to keep the reader glued to every page, untill the end!This is the story of a killer. What makes this killer so special? His name is Phate, and he uses computers to help kill people. Phate sneaks in your computer, finds everything about you, and uses it aganist you. How do you catch a computer killer? You need to get an excellent computer hacker to help you. This is where Gillette comes in, he's a computer hacker, with strong skills. Where did Gillette come from? You'll have to read and find out. What I liked about Gillette is that for most of the book, it's the readers job to decide if Gillette is a good or a bad guy. For most of the book the reader will be flip floping trying to figure out who Gillette really is. Deaver did an excellent job with his computer references. Granted the computer program in this book isn't real...it could be real in the near furture. Deaver did his homework on the early computers. Deaver keeps the reader hooked to the book through the *entire* book. He has wonderful characters that are believable and a lot of plot twists. This is a fantastic read and I highly suggest this book, you won't be sorry.
Rating: 
Summary: Top Notch Writing
Review: This is the first Deaver novel I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. It is fast paced, but not cluttered with unnecessary characters. The story is complex, entertaining, and convoluted so it keeps you guessing. If I had one disparaging thing to say, it would be that his "asides" to explain to the reader all the various computer terms got a little tedious. I often skipped whole paragraphs of explanation. Those types of things could be part of an appendix rather than as part of the story. Readers who need the explanations could find them, and those of us who do not could rush along with the story.
Rating:
Summary: Highly entertaining.
Review: This was the first novel from Jeffery Deaver that I read, and I must say, i'm glad I did.
The book, while heavy on technological terms and geeky quirks, is fast paced and, in my case, left me wanting more at every turn of the page.
If you're one that doesn't like a lot of technological terminology, I would probably say pass on this book. If however you can tolerate it, i'd definitely recommend picking it up.
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