The Housewife Assassin's Killer App

The Housewife Assassin #8

by Josie Brown

In order to flush out an internationally renowned hacker who is wreaking havoc with top secret documents inside the United States’ Intelligence Community’s secured database, housewife assassin Donna Stone infiltrates three very successful high tech corporations:

—A company providing smart phones and other wireless devices with an operating system that contains artificial intelligence designed to meet your every need—even if it kills you;
—A tech conglomerate CEO who plans to broker the country’s intelligence secrets to the highest bidder, be it a terrorist or enemy state;
—And an interactive game start-up with an avatar on the deadliest mission of all: kill Donna.

Can she save the world from terror—and at the same time protect her children from the painful knowledge of the father who deserted them?

Genres: Mystery, Romance, Cozy Mystery, Romantic Suspense

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2014

About the author

Josie Brown's forty-two novels are now in the hands of over two million readers.

She has been published by St. Martin's Press, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Books.

Read Josie’s books. You’ll get a good idea of her sense of humor. https://www.JosieBrown.com

You'll also find Josie on
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Visit her podcast, where she discusses writing with other authors:
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Josie is the author of these novels:

The Housewife Assassin Novel Series, including
- Handbook (Book 1)
- Guide to Gracious Killing (Book 2)
- Killer Christmas Tips (Book 3)
- Relationship Survival Guide (Book 4)
- Vacation to Die For (Book 5)
- Recipes for Disaster (Book 6)
- Hollywood Scream Play (Book 7) [2014, Signal Press]
- Killer App (Book 8) [August 2014, Signal Press]
- Hostage Hosting Tips (Book 9)
- Garden of Deadly Delights (Book 10)
- Tips for Weddings, Weapons, and Warfare Hosting Tips (Book 11)
- Husband Hunting Hints (Book 12)
- Ghost Protocol (Book 13)
- Terrorist TV Guide (Book 14)
- Deadly Dossier (Book 15 - SERIES PREQUEL)
- Greatest Hits (Book 16 )
- Fourth Estate Sale (Book 17 )
- Horrorscope (Book 18 )
- White House Keeping Seal of Approval (Book 19)
- Assassination Vacation Tips (Book 20)
- Antisocial Media Tips (Book 21)
- Manners, Missiles & Mayhem (Book 22)
- Gambit (Book 23)
- Underwater Assets (Book 24)

The Candidate (Steamy Political Thriller)

Extracurricular - 3 episodic Novels (2020; Signal Press)

Totlandia - 8 episodic Novels (2014-2017; Signal Press)

The Baby Planner
[2011, Simon & Schuster]

The Housewife Assassin Gets Lucky (written with Deborah Coonts)

Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
[2010, Simon & Schuster 2014 Signal Press]]

Hollywood Hunk (Book 1 - True Hollywood Lies)
[2005, HarperCollins; 2010 Signal Press]

Her novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives (Simon & Schuster), is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a dramatic series for NBC-TV.

She is also the author of three non-fiction books: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right [Penguin/Alpha]; Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know [Signal Press]; and Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans: A Modern Girl's Dream Dictionary [St. Martin's Press]

Before becoming a full-time novelist, Josie also worked in advertising (JWT, DDB/Needham, BBM&B) and radio (WPLO-AM, Atlanta; WZGC-FM, Atlanta).

As a journalist, Josie has interviewed Maya Angelou, Brenda Blethyn, Julian Bond, Kenneth Branagh, Jackie Collins, Costa-Gavras, Craig Ferguson, John Gray, Derek Jacobi, Debbie Reynolds, and John Woo. Her celebrity interviews and relationships trends articles have been featured in Los Angeles Times Syndicate International, Redbook, and Complete Woman, as well as AOL, Yahoo, AskMen.com, Divorce360.com, and SingleMindedWomen.com, where she serves as the Relationships Channel editor.

Josie's interviews for her podcast, Author Provocateur, and for the International Thriller Writers magazine THE BIG THRILL include such notable authors as David Baldacci, Samantha M. Bailey, C.J. Box, Allison Brennan, Lee Child, Deborah Coonts, Robert Dugoni, Barry Eisler, JT Ellison, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Gross, Kristan Higgins, Jon Land, John Lescroart, John Lutz, James Rollins, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Brad Thor, and Debra Webb.

Although born and raised (a Southern expression) in and around Atlanta, Georgia, Josie is proudly one-hundred percent Puerto Rican: her father was born in Ponce, and her mother was from Humacao. Does this make Josie a Georgiarican? She thinks so, and proudly claims that title.

She now lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Dee Haddrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS!!! READ AT YOUR OWN PERIL!!!

So something happens near the end of the book and I am PRAYING that it's true and final. But I'll bet it's not :( I loved this book! So funny and silly and sweet and poignant and just plain awesomeness all around. If you're a fan of this series (and why would you not be), you are going to love this installment!

[Jeanette Conkling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved, Loved, Loved this one! The story was incredible and the plot line was ingenious. This is definitely a huge favorite from the whole series!

[GINGER DEVINE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Josie Brown keeps on entertaining us,

The housewife assassin is kicking but and is takes no prisoners. A great read. The computer gamer info geek talk was fun. Machines that can interact made this not so far into the future seem impossible.

[Ginger Stanford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Carl! So glad.

[Suziqoregon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The premise is silly and the stories are chock full of plot holes and ridiculous coincidences but darn it they’re fun. Donna Stone is apparently a housewife with three kids and a gorgeous husband. They are both actually spies and assassins working for a US government contractor. The kids as well as the neighbors have no idea. Oh and by the way Donna’s “Husband” isn’t really her husband. That guy disappeared for 5 years right after their youngest child was born and is now a traitor who shows up regularly to annoy Donna and try to get custody of their kids and usually some sort of international terrorism on the side. This is the 8th in the series that has plenty of humor, romance, sex, James Bond style spy tech, thrills and silly yet entertaining adventures..

[Jessica Berry · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn't get into this storyline whatsoever

I didn't care for the techie atmosphere of this book. The virtual reality games, the intelligent operating system, and the google-like tech company failed to keep my attention. I finished the book because I love the characters, but I really didn't like this installment.

[Frank Roberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read!

This book shows how modern technology can easily be used for evil as well as for good. Each of these books has a plot and topic that easily keeps the readers attention.

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

is Carl gone for good?

[Sonia Knippshild · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous read

[Darrell Knippshild · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous

[Fred · Rating 5 out of 5]

Josie Brown never disappoints. This is another Donna Stone book and as funny, exciting and crazy as all the others. Great entertainment. I just love these books and can't get enough of them.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoying this series!! Love the way the author crafts her stories!! Onto book #9 in the series!!

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 8th book in the Housewife Assassin series. Humorous and fun.

[Karen Hannola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do love this series! It get's a thumbs up from me... easy, light holiday read for the win every time.

[Victoria Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this series! Mom by day, assassin/honey pot by night. Can’t get much better than that! I loved the humor, personalities of the characters and the series really gives you it all: romance, comedy, and messy motherhood

[Pontiki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool read. This time, the gang are after some thumb drives that contain sensitive political information. At the same time, all defence agencies are being reviewed, which gives Acme a chance to try to bring down Carl.

An ally that hacks into Donna's phone, named the Mad Hatter, gives them helpful clues along the way, and their identity is a neat twist. Also, Carl's push for joint custody means Donna and Jack finally have to tell the kids the truth. Naturally, Carl's one visit with the kids upsets them, because he tries to buy their affection, while hanging out with a prostitute, whom little Trisha happens upon by accident. Ewww!

Another interesting piece is that Donna is hired by a gaming company, with Emma's involvement. Emma rewrites a game which turns into a huge hit, and at a gaming convention, Donna manages to beat the guy in charge of the game's development, while also finding out he's part of the Quorum when he dies at Carl's hand.

In the end, Carl may or may not be dead again, bet you can guess what my money's on. It ain't over yet. Last, but not least, it's time for Emma's baby, who knows what that will bring in the instalment.

Lots of fun, more gaming tips than you can shake a stick at, these books get better and better.

[LaShawnda Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I still love the interaction between Donna and Jack I could have done without all the Alice and Wonderland stuff while it didn't take anything away from the story which I still liked it just kept me from enjoying as much.

[Patricia Mccammon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious

Still trying to get rid of Carl, Donna gets involved in the gaming industry. Who is the Mad Hatter? What do the clues from Alice in wonderland mean?