The Termination Node

by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Twenty-something Judy Carmody is a total hacker, the best in the Internet security business. But even Judy has never seen anything like this--a cyber-heist that instantly vaporizes the assets of a major bank. Penetrating all state-of-the-art defenses in the dead of night, someone is using a mysterious new code to empty accounts, leaving no trail.

The masterminds have thought of everything--including the elimination of every hacker who might be able to stop them. As Judy desperately hurries to crack the deadly code, she uncovers secrets that reach the highest levels of power--secrets that jeopardize the security and privacy of every citizen . . .

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Thriller

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

LOIS H. GRESH is the New York Times Bestselling Author (6 times) and USA Today Bestselling Author (thrillers) of 30 books and more than 65 short stories. Look for SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. CTHULHU #1: THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEADLY DIMENSIONS (Titan Books, April 2017), the first in a new trilogy of Sherlock Holmes thrillers from England's premier publisher of all things Holmes, with Random House distribution in the USA. Lois’ books have been published in 22 languages. For five years, Lois was a staff book reviewer at scifi.com (now SYFY.com, the Science Fiction Cable Channel), and her work has been on national/international award ballots eight times. She is a frequent Guest of Honor Author at large fan conventions and has appeared on television series such as The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens and Batman Tech.

Reviews

[Henrik · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an old book and it shows in the descriptions of some of the technology. To me it was fun to read for partially that reason, but if you dislike very old technology posing as cutting edge you might want to give this book a pass.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just an okay book with outdated references to computer hardware and software that made me laugh.

[Rock · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad story, I liked the tech suspense.
The writing was not very good, lots off tech jargon unexplained and too many pointless feelings descriptions.