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Unallocated Space
SPACE. It's not just the glitziest casino ever built; it's the largest man-made structure in history. The scale and technology of this futuristic wonderland have captivated Las Vegas and the world, but beneath the shiny surface, something old lurks and festers.
The casino's state-of-the-art gaming machines have been hacked; it's costing the company millions, and eccentric digital forensics expert Sam Flatt is brought in to find and fix the problem. But when Flatt stumbles onto the source of the technical trouble, he unearths massive financial fraud--and something far darker.
UNALLOCATED SPACE is a thriller that delves beneath the surface and into the darkest recesses of humanity's capability for cruelty. It's a place where wealth and power can buy anything, and gamble for any stakes imaginable. And unimaginable.
This is the third thriller from "unputdownable" author Jerry Hatchett, and the first in a series featuring the eccentric Sam Flatt as protagonist.
The casino's state-of-the-art gaming machines have been hacked; it's costing the company millions, and eccentric digital forensics expert Sam Flatt is brought in to find and fix the problem. But when Flatt stumbles onto the source of the technical trouble, he unearths massive financial fraud--and something far darker.
UNALLOCATED SPACE is a thriller that delves beneath the surface and into the darkest recesses of humanity's capability for cruelty. It's a place where wealth and power can buy anything, and gamble for any stakes imaginable. And unimaginable.
This is the third thriller from "unputdownable" author Jerry Hatchett, and the first in a series featuring the eccentric Sam Flatt as protagonist.
494 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 2, 2015
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Jerry Hatchett
18 books84 followersJerry Hatchett is a digital forensic expert who works cases across the country and around the world. A lifelong technogeek, he has also consulted for hit TV shows like The Blacklist, Blind Spot, and more. When not forensicating or writing, he loves reading other authors, watching great movies, and trying to survive his too-smart dog Data.
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May 1, 2020
Looking Forward to Sam Platt #2
Unallocated Space was my first book by author Jerry Hatchett, and I'll be reading more of his work. He's written a tightly wound suspense novel with as many layers as an onion. The characters are fleshed out and believable and the plot races along. The narrative flows well and the story never bogs down. The chapters come in short little bursts and Hatchett handles multiple points of view with aplomb. It was a thoroughly enjoyable read.
My only complaint is that there is a lot of complicated and intricate computer work in the novel, great chunks of the narrative is about the protagonist engaging in high level hacking and surfing on the deep web. Not being a computer guy, most of those parts were over my head and might as well have been in a foreign language.
Unallocated Space was my first book by author Jerry Hatchett, and I'll be reading more of his work. He's written a tightly wound suspense novel with as many layers as an onion. The characters are fleshed out and believable and the plot races along. The narrative flows well and the story never bogs down. The chapters come in short little bursts and Hatchett handles multiple points of view with aplomb. It was a thoroughly enjoyable read.
My only complaint is that there is a lot of complicated and intricate computer work in the novel, great chunks of the narrative is about the protagonist engaging in high level hacking and surfing on the deep web. Not being a computer guy, most of those parts were over my head and might as well have been in a foreign language.
February 15, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. There are a ton of twists and turns, a really good mystery/thriller. You can actually believe that some of these things have or are happening in our society today. Computer forensics is pretty cool and it's quite interesting to know what types of things are possible in this digital age - while I am not sure everything written in the book is possible, if it is, the writing totally makes you believe it's all possible.
Also, as a side note, since I actually know the author, that made things much more interesting. The references to the home town were also nice. I do hope the Sam Flatt series expands, I could imagine many possible situations where a computer forensics hero will be involved with cyber crimes increasing in our now digital age.
Also, as a side note, since I actually know the author, that made things much more interesting. The references to the home town were also nice. I do hope the Sam Flatt series expands, I could imagine many possible situations where a computer forensics hero will be involved with cyber crimes increasing in our now digital age.
March 8, 2015
JERRY HATCHER WRITES THE BEST THRILLER'S
This is the second book of his I read. WORTH every penny. Seven Unholy Day's was so good I read it twice. I LIKE the fact that all his books are complete STORIES on their own. NO CLIFFHANGER. TELLS ME HE AS AN AUTHOR CARES MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT S OF THE BOOK THAN THE MONEY. AND TODAY THAT'S RARE.
This is the second book of his I read. WORTH every penny. Seven Unholy Day's was so good I read it twice. I LIKE the fact that all his books are complete STORIES on their own. NO CLIFFHANGER. TELLS ME HE AS AN AUTHOR CARES MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT S OF THE BOOK THAN THE MONEY. AND TODAY THAT'S RARE.
March 22, 2015
Well written, fast-paced, with many twists!
This was well edited and character development was well thought out. If you enjoy a character that is both nerdy and kick-passed, you'll find this book hard to put down.
This was well edited and character development was well thought out. If you enjoy a character that is both nerdy and kick-passed, you'll find this book hard to put down.
April 12, 2015
Gripping page turner that never slows!
One throat grabbing event after another, from physical violence to cyber exploration/twists and turns. Jerry Hatchett is without a doubt THE author to stay with that will keep the adrenaline pumping.
One throat grabbing event after another, from physical violence to cyber exploration/twists and turns. Jerry Hatchett is without a doubt THE author to stay with that will keep the adrenaline pumping.
April 6, 2015
Great!
Great writing, couldn't,t put it down!!! Enjoyed every minute of it. Looking forward to more. Is there a book number 2?
Great writing, couldn't,t put it down!!! Enjoyed every minute of it. Looking forward to more. Is there a book number 2?
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July 7, 2015
Excellent reading
This book has more twists and turns than a mountain road. It's a great read with a lot of action and suspense. Masterfully written with well developed characters.
This book has more twists and turns than a mountain road. It's a great read with a lot of action and suspense. Masterfully written with well developed characters.
March 1, 2020
5 stars Don’t Underestimate This Computer Expert
Sam Flatt is a battle hardened soldier turned digital sleuth in private life. When SPACE, the latest and greatest casino in Las Vegas, finds an irregularity in their jackpot payouts they hire Sam to find the cause. What he finds shocks him to his core and soon he is delving deeper and deeper into their computers and the dark web to find the source of the illegal activities.
Jerry Hatchett has crafted an excellent techno thriller which not only delivers a superb crime mystery but boggles the mind with computer forensics and dark web antics. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I found his excellent writing skills a joy to read. The characters feel real, with emotions and a true depth to their personalities. I’m anxious to read Fake News, Sam Flatt book 2.
Sam Flatt is a battle hardened soldier turned digital sleuth in private life. When SPACE, the latest and greatest casino in Las Vegas, finds an irregularity in their jackpot payouts they hire Sam to find the cause. What he finds shocks him to his core and soon he is delving deeper and deeper into their computers and the dark web to find the source of the illegal activities.
Jerry Hatchett has crafted an excellent techno thriller which not only delivers a superb crime mystery but boggles the mind with computer forensics and dark web antics. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I found his excellent writing skills a joy to read. The characters feel real, with emotions and a true depth to their personalities. I’m anxious to read Fake News, Sam Flatt book 2.
December 26, 2019
A Great Blend of Action and Techno
I really enjoyed this first, and hopefully not the last, Sam Flatt story. This character is a believable blend of brains and brawn, and the other main characters were believable as well. I also enjoyed that the story setting took place in Las Vegas at a futuristic hotel/casino called Space. Take a chance on this book. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!!
I really enjoyed this first, and hopefully not the last, Sam Flatt story. This character is a believable blend of brains and brawn, and the other main characters were believable as well. I also enjoyed that the story setting took place in Las Vegas at a futuristic hotel/casino called Space. Take a chance on this book. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!!
December 5, 2019
To those of us who like a well written hero and Las Vegas and a bunch of slimy bad guys and can handle the idea of a 12 year old "human play toy" this book is for you. It had a few too characters to always keep up with but it's a "good read" and makes you want to go put a few quarters in a slot machine
November 16, 2018
Unallocated Space rocks
This was one of those books I couldn't put down. Sam Flatt is one scary individual but somehow still likeable. There is fast action and slow action but the storyline moves inexorably towards a very satisfying conclusion.
This was one of those books I couldn't put down. Sam Flatt is one scary individual but somehow still likeable. There is fast action and slow action but the storyline moves inexorably towards a very satisfying conclusion.
February 14, 2020
Thriller in Nevada
I didn't know you could write an exciting story that mistakes place in a futuristic casino. The author did just that. One of the most engrossing novel I have read in some time. I recommend this book as an excellent read.
I didn't know you could write an exciting story that mistakes place in a futuristic casino. The author did just that. One of the most engrossing novel I have read in some time. I recommend this book as an excellent read.
April 8, 2020
Spine tingling and clever page turner
Great characters and a rousing and clever story. Sam Flagg is a fun guy to route for. Awesome that characters from the author's other series appeared here, too.
Great characters and a rousing and clever story. Sam Flagg is a fun guy to route for. Awesome that characters from the author's other series appeared here, too.
April 24, 2018
What a story!!!
This is one author I I will follow. This is one of the best thrillers i have read. I can't wait to read his next book. Hurry please!
This is one author I I will follow. This is one of the best thrillers i have read. I can't wait to read his next book. Hurry please!
June 30, 2018
Very Enjoyable Story
I liked this story very much. It has a lot of action and moved pretty fast. I will be reading other books by this author.
I liked this story very much. It has a lot of action and moved pretty fast. I will be reading other books by this author.
October 8, 2018
Page turner
Well done, had trouble putting it down. Can't wait for next book. B!ask ops. Make good stories, for mere mortals.
Well done, had trouble putting it down. Can't wait for next book. B!ask ops. Make good stories, for mere mortals.
January 30, 2023
So a computer science graduate from CalTech doesn't know enough to cover her tracks on the dark web? I'm done.
March 25, 2023
righteous!
A great story with action and exciting events a’plenty ! A fav author now...2 under my belt! I recommend it
A great story with action and exciting events a’plenty ! A fav author now...2 under my belt! I recommend it
August 31, 2015
When someone hacked into the electronic gaming machines of SPACE, the largest casino in the world, eccentric digital forensics expert Sam Platt was hired to find the hacker and put a stop to it. Once he starts working, though, Sam finds an even darker, and deadlier, secret beneath the complex and no one seems to want to put a stop to it. Sam’s sense of justice forces him to soldier on, though, and when Ukrainian mobsters kidnap his daughter in an effort to force him to stop, it becomes personal. They soon learn that Sam Platt is not someone you want to have angry at you.
Unallocated Space by Jerry Hatchett is the first book in the Sam Platt thriller series, and it’s filled with enough explicit action scenes to satisfy the most hard-core thriller fan. This is not a book for the faint hearted. The violence is graphic and explicit, the language is raw and uncensored, and the sex is no-holds barred. Hatchett writes with an authority and deft hand that surely ranks him up there with the best writers of this genre. This is definitely an author to watch.
Unallocated Space by Jerry Hatchett is the first book in the Sam Platt thriller series, and it’s filled with enough explicit action scenes to satisfy the most hard-core thriller fan. This is not a book for the faint hearted. The violence is graphic and explicit, the language is raw and uncensored, and the sex is no-holds barred. Hatchett writes with an authority and deft hand that surely ranks him up there with the best writers of this genre. This is definitely an author to watch.
July 21, 2015
If you enjoy thrillers that are.techy-smart, have I got a.boobbk for you!!
I have given this book a '5"star rating. The author easily blends three story lines and brings them together at the climactic end of the story. If you like a story where the good guy wins b his gray matter,lots of techno -wizardry, a modicum of violence, even lessons in what makes a good-or- bad relationship, this book has it all. I enjoyed Sam Flatt's (the main character) dry and
witty sense of humor. I love the way the author brings you right up to a clue that just maybe 9 one more sentence, will help you see the whole story...only to back off and leave you pitifully
moaning for more, more darn it!!! As you can see, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I hope yoo3u will too! I am so glad there are more Sam Flatt books to read. Must go now to find said books! HappY reading!!
I have given this book a '5"star rating. The author easily blends three story lines and brings them together at the climactic end of the story. If you like a story where the good guy wins b his gray matter,lots of techno -wizardry, a modicum of violence, even lessons in what makes a good-or- bad relationship, this book has it all. I enjoyed Sam Flatt's (the main character) dry and
witty sense of humor. I love the way the author brings you right up to a clue that just maybe 9 one more sentence, will help you see the whole story...only to back off and leave you pitifully
moaning for more, more darn it!!! As you can see, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I hope yoo3u will too! I am so glad there are more Sam Flatt books to read. Must go now to find said books! HappY reading!!
October 8, 2015
Unallocated Space is an excellent mixture of the technothriller and neo-noir genres. It’s somewhat dark and contains just enough techie-talk to set the appropriate atmosphere without putting the reader to sleep.
In his debut offering, author Jerry Hatchett has penned a beyond serviceable mystery which touches on such contemporary issues as computer hacking and human trafficking.
My minor complaints: the frequent time and location shifts in action often got confusing, and the (free) ebook version I read had some odd formatting problems. Additionally, Hatchett wraps up certain plot points a tad too tidily for this reader’s tastes.
I consider Unallocated Space airport book-style easy reading and if the writer continues with the series, I will as well.
In his debut offering, author Jerry Hatchett has penned a beyond serviceable mystery which touches on such contemporary issues as computer hacking and human trafficking.
My minor complaints: the frequent time and location shifts in action often got confusing, and the (free) ebook version I read had some odd formatting problems. Additionally, Hatchett wraps up certain plot points a tad too tidily for this reader’s tastes.
I consider Unallocated Space airport book-style easy reading and if the writer continues with the series, I will as well.
June 17, 2015
This book is AWESOME!!!
Even though I read constantly, I don't normally write book reviews. However, this book DESERVES a review. I came across Unallocated Space while browsing through Kindle Unlimited and because of all of the great reviews I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad I did! The story was fast paced and exciting and I loved the main character, Sam Flatt. I think that fans of Scarecrow and The Gray Man will thoroughly enjoy this new character and I can't wait until book two comes out! Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Even though I read constantly, I don't normally write book reviews. However, this book DESERVES a review. I came across Unallocated Space while browsing through Kindle Unlimited and because of all of the great reviews I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad I did! The story was fast paced and exciting and I loved the main character, Sam Flatt. I think that fans of Scarecrow and The Gray Man will thoroughly enjoy this new character and I can't wait until book two comes out! Do yourself a favor and read this book!
July 2, 2015
Oh yes! This is the second book that I have read by this author and I'm thrilled to report he doesn't disappoint! I ensured that I had some time off before I started reading this (I couldn't put the other one down...... Not good when you've work the next day) I read it within 2 days! A real treat that leaves you breathless and turning the pages! The chapters are quite short, which is fatal to me as it's always, oh just one more! Thoroughly recommend!
July 25, 2015
Interesting brain twister
At first, I wasn't sure this book was for me because it felt like it was going to be a bunch of computer jargon and an online cyber crime. However, things started to pick up and the story line started to get intense and would work for any reader. You eventually get to where you enjoy hearing about what the internet can do and what people are capable of finding on the internet. I will look to read more from this author, he is fun!
At first, I wasn't sure this book was for me because it felt like it was going to be a bunch of computer jargon and an online cyber crime. However, things started to pick up and the story line started to get intense and would work for any reader. You eventually get to where you enjoy hearing about what the internet can do and what people are capable of finding on the internet. I will look to read more from this author, he is fun!
July 29, 2015
Overall I enjoyed the book. Good pace. Great plot.
I marked it down to a 4 because of the following
- Sam Flatt just wasn't believable (Trained Black ops killer turned computer nerd with unlimited resources)
- I didn't feel the emotional connections between the characters was as developed as it could have been.
- Language
I marked it down to a 4 because of the following
- Sam Flatt just wasn't believable (Trained Black ops killer turned computer nerd with unlimited resources)
- I didn't feel the emotional connections between the characters was as developed as it could have been.
- Language
July 8, 2015
I am seriously loving Jerry Hatchett's writing! I have gotten so bored with this genre, it seems like the same recycled stories. These are different. I find myself getting attached to the characters and not able to put the book down! I would definitely recommend any book from this author, they are fantastic!
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July 8, 2015A great thriller!
This book had it all, double crosses, thrills, computer network lingo, nerds and geeks galore, and much more. It was a lot longer than the other books that I read, but the action was sufficient to keep me reading when I should have stopped for rest. Very good. I will surely read other books by this author.
This book had it all, double crosses, thrills, computer network lingo, nerds and geeks galore, and much more. It was a lot longer than the other books that I read, but the action was sufficient to keep me reading when I should have stopped for rest. Very good. I will surely read other books by this author.
July 29, 2015
This is a Sam Flatt thriller, the first I've read. I don't know how accurate the technology and weaponry are (outside my area of expertise) but it doesn't matter--the story keeps moving along at a breakneck pace. I wish I'd thought to make popcorn before I started. This would make a great Summer blockbuster.
August 30, 2015
Loved it; a different twist on an interesting plot. Well developed and sympathetic main character with many varied skills. Would enjoy more books about Sam Flatt.
The pace of the book was non-stop action. A real page turner! A highly recommended read for those who enjoy action as well as technology. Set in LasVegas with a look behind the scenes!
The pace of the book was non-stop action. A real page turner! A highly recommended read for those who enjoy action as well as technology. Set in LasVegas with a look behind the scenes!
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