Pandemic Hacker

by B.D. Murphy

Readers' favorite Silver 5-star winner.

Using everything she has learned growing up and in college, Sam is working to stop an extortion group that has evaded detection and prosecution for years. She starts by stealing their money.

She is finding disturbing evidence, and with every discovery, they put more resources into trying to kill her. Is the FBI helping or involved?

Her family is gone, so the group can't use traditional methods to stop her. Sam knows her decision will change her life, but she can't ignore the victims.

Their Wi-Fi password isn't strong enough to stop Sam. Is yours?

344 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2025

About the author

B.D. Murphy started writing when the world hit pause—and he hasn’t stopped since. He’s the kind of author who sees a mystery in every machine, a plot twist in every algorithm, and a story hiding in your Wi-Fi signal. With a brain wired for engineering and a heart full of curiosity, Murphy crafts sci-fi that’s clever, sneaky, and just a little bit subversive. If you like techy thrillers, real-talk characters, and endings that make you say “wait, WHAT?”—he’s your guy.

Awards:
Feathered Quill first place – Science Fiction 2025 – Sidney and Watson
Readers' favorite Silver 5-star winner – Science Fiction 2023 – Pandemic Hacker
Readers’ Choice Book Awards Finalist - Science Fiction 2025 – Nanite Evolution

https://amazon.com/author/bdmurphy

Reviews

[Doris Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was not what I expected. The technology and hacking are not dumbed down. There are not enough details to tell someone how to hack, but it is also not simply hacking magic. I was skeptical that the FBI would not know something like the story that was happening. After going through the book I think it is possible and that makes it scary. The ability of Sam to be independent and unexpected makes this story work. A friend told me the chapter on the hospital is a good representation of what it was like during Covid. Accurate details show throughout the book.

[Richard Bauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pandemic Hacker

One of the best books that I have read in a while. Very fast paced with all the twists and turns. Hope there's a sequel coming.

[Weiping Yin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cliff Hanger

The story has contemporary themes: COVID pandemic, Crypto currency, cyber crime, and computer security. All are attractive. The weak aspect is the story telling: the book read like an apprentice journal, what the characters did, where and when. The heroine is written as a special op, the FBI is incapable, the AI is a search engine and automation is AI. The story reads like a robot, no up an downs, no excitement, just flat machinery.