Terminal Games: A Cyberthriller

by Cole Perriman

When subscribers to a late-night Internet fantasy service begin to die mysteriously, Marianne Hedison contacts the police, believing that she has found the murderer online, but Detective Nolan Grobowski thinks that Marianne is the killer. Reprint.

Genres: Thriller, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Pseudonym for Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin

Reviews

[Andreea Mateescu · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good sci-fi book! I recommend it

[Rusu Ingrid · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF....

[bkwurm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad book but a little dated now. Revolving around users of a network in which users adopt "alters" and playact virtual lives, one of these alters starts re-enacting virtual murders that turn out to be exact copies of real life murders.

While it was probably very edgy when it was published, reading it now, with the widespread use of internet forums, apps and smart devices, some of the actions performed by the characters on their computers with only a mouse and a keyboard are baffling.

but the concept behind the murder mystery itself is intriguing.

[Tina]

Unfortunately, this was written in 1994 and it felt too outdated. The plot was slow also.

[Alain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Must have been highly entertaining before the Web came about, but feels a little outdated now. Still an interesting concept, though.

[Lysergius · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is hard to make these tales on on-line activities entertaining, and engaging. This works, barely.

[Jill Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book holds up a lot better than I would have imagined.