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Exposure
Computer scientist Pamela Sasser leads the quiet life of a professor at Louisiana State University, until her research uncovers a bug in the new Perseus computer chip. The Perseus is at the heart of thousands of commercial and military systems, including the Palo Verde nuclear plant, site of a massive nuclear meltdown that killed tens of thousands and left millions a future filled with radiation illness and cancer. Billionaire Preston Sinclaire, chairman of Microtel Corporation, the manufacturer of the Perseus, is at the pinnacle of his power, about to be elected president of the United States. No one knows that Perseus caused the meltdown. No one, that is, except Pamela Sasser.
Harrison Beckett is a professional assassin, contracted to eliminate Sasser. A former Defense Intelligence Agency operative, Beckett has eliminated dozens of targets. But he is not a cold-blooded killer; he is a man with a moral code who has only killed those who clearly deserve to die. He has been told that Sasser is a traitor to the United States, a purveyor of computer secrets essential to our national security. But Beckett does not know that he has become the pawn of a shadowy organization known only as the Web - founded during the Vietnam War by an enterprising black-marketer named Preston Sinclaire - with tentacles that reach to the very highest levels of the Pentagon, the source of Beckett's contract.
While Beckett draws closer to killing Sasser, who has only begun to suspect the danger that she is in, sudden twists and turns show truths to be lies and reality to be far from what he believes. And, all the while, the bug in Perseus continues to surface, costing the lives of more and more Americans. It is only a matter of time until another disaster occurs in one of the half dozen other nuclear reactors equipped with the chip. When this becomes clear to Beckett, the knowledge becomes his death warrant, and the hunter suddenly finds himself the hunted.
Harrison Beckett is a professional assassin, contracted to eliminate Sasser. A former Defense Intelligence Agency operative, Beckett has eliminated dozens of targets. But he is not a cold-blooded killer; he is a man with a moral code who has only killed those who clearly deserve to die. He has been told that Sasser is a traitor to the United States, a purveyor of computer secrets essential to our national security. But Beckett does not know that he has become the pawn of a shadowy organization known only as the Web - founded during the Vietnam War by an enterprising black-marketer named Preston Sinclaire - with tentacles that reach to the very highest levels of the Pentagon, the source of Beckett's contract.
While Beckett draws closer to killing Sasser, who has only begun to suspect the danger that she is in, sudden twists and turns show truths to be lies and reality to be far from what he believes. And, all the while, the bug in Perseus continues to surface, costing the lives of more and more Americans. It is only a matter of time until another disaster occurs in one of the half dozen other nuclear reactors equipped with the chip. When this becomes clear to Beckett, the knowledge becomes his death warrant, and the hunter suddenly finds himself the hunted.
319 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
R.J. Piñeiro
35 books52 followersBorn in Cuba and raised in Central America, R.J. Pineiro spent several years in the midst of civil wars before migrating to the United States in the late 1970s, first to Florida to attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne. There, RJ earned a pilot's license and high school diploma in 1979, before heading to Louisiana for college.
R.J. earned a degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University in 1983 and joined the high-tech industry in Austin Texas, working in computer chip design, test, and manufacturing.
In the late 1980s R.J. began studying to become a novelist. Reading everything from classical literature to contemporary novels, R.J.'s love of storytelling became uncontrollable. Using an aging personal computer, R.J. decided to launch a writing career.
R.J.'s first published work, SIEGE OF LIGHTNING, a novel about a sabotaged space shuttle, was released by Berkley/Putnam in May of 1993. A second novel, ULTIMATUM, about a second Gulf War scenario, was released the following year, 1994, by Forge Books, which went on to publish R.J.'s next 12 novels over the following 13 years.
In 2015, R.J. teamed up with TV News military analyst Colonel David Hunt to kick off the "Hunter Stark Book Series." The first book in the series, WITHOUT MERCY, about ISIS gaining acquiring nuclear weapons, was released on 3.7.17. The second book, WITHOUT FEAR, about the war in Afghanistan, was released on 8.7.18
In 2017, R.J. also teamed up with New York Times bestselling author Joe Weber. The result is ASHES OF VICTORY, a novel of global terrorism and international conflict released by Ignition Books on 9.3.18
In 2018, R.J. penned a nineteenth novel, AVENUE OF REGRETS, a mystery revolving around sex trafficking and domestic abuse released on 11.16.18
R.J. is married to L.M. Pineiro, an artist and jewelry designer. They have one son, Cameron & Daughter-in-Law Sarah, and two crazy dogs, Coco and Zea.
R.J. earned a degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University in 1983 and joined the high-tech industry in Austin Texas, working in computer chip design, test, and manufacturing.
In the late 1980s R.J. began studying to become a novelist. Reading everything from classical literature to contemporary novels, R.J.'s love of storytelling became uncontrollable. Using an aging personal computer, R.J. decided to launch a writing career.
R.J.'s first published work, SIEGE OF LIGHTNING, a novel about a sabotaged space shuttle, was released by Berkley/Putnam in May of 1993. A second novel, ULTIMATUM, about a second Gulf War scenario, was released the following year, 1994, by Forge Books, which went on to publish R.J.'s next 12 novels over the following 13 years.
In 2015, R.J. teamed up with TV News military analyst Colonel David Hunt to kick off the "Hunter Stark Book Series." The first book in the series, WITHOUT MERCY, about ISIS gaining acquiring nuclear weapons, was released on 3.7.17. The second book, WITHOUT FEAR, about the war in Afghanistan, was released on 8.7.18
In 2017, R.J. also teamed up with New York Times bestselling author Joe Weber. The result is ASHES OF VICTORY, a novel of global terrorism and international conflict released by Ignition Books on 9.3.18
In 2018, R.J. penned a nineteenth novel, AVENUE OF REGRETS, a mystery revolving around sex trafficking and domestic abuse released on 11.16.18
R.J. is married to L.M. Pineiro, an artist and jewelry designer. They have one son, Cameron & Daughter-in-Law Sarah, and two crazy dogs, Coco and Zea.
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February 13, 2017
Nichts besonderes, aber für zwischendurch mal ganz okay.
Ich hatte es mal auf nem Bücherflohmarkt für 1€ gekauft und dafür hat es sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt.
Gelesen hab ich es jetzt auf ner Bahnreise.
Im Gegensatz zu den von mir höher bewerteten Büchern bin ich aber nie so richtig in die Geschichte eingetaucht.
Im großen und ganzen geht es ja um einen Computerchip, der einen Fehler aufweist,wodurch es zu Unfällen kommen kann.
Da er in sehr vielen Geräten in der Industrie (z.B. Atomkraftwerke,Automobilherstellung) oder auch bei Flugzeugen oder medizinischen Geräten verbaut ist, kann dieser Fehler gravierende Folgen haben.
Im Hinblick auf die Öffentlichkeit ist das Unternehmen/der Geschäftsführer des vertreibenden Unternehmens, nicht daran interessiert, dass der Fehler an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt.
Aus diesem Grund wird versucht die Menschen, die von dem Fehler wissen und diesen bekannt machen könnten,aus dem Weg zu räumen.
Zwischendurch wird immer wieder von verschiedenen Unfällen berichtet, die durch den fehlerhaften Chip entstehen. Unter anderem wird zum Beispiel von einem Flugzeugabsturz berichtet.
Mir persönlich hat da einfach gefehlt,wie die Reaktionen auf diese Unfälle in der Öffentlichkeit waren.
Außerdem kam es mir unrealistisch vor, dass bei der Vielzahl an Zwischenfällen nicht durchsickert, dass in allen betroffenen Geräten dieser bestimmte Chip verbaut wurde. Für mich wäre es schon nahelegend gewesen, dass doch zumindest Spekulationen entstehen würden, dass der Chip fehlerhaft sein könnte.
Wie dem auch sei.
Für Zwischendurch ist das Buch mehr als Okay und für den Schnäppchenpreis sowieso.
Einen wirklich bleibenden Eindruck hat es jedoch nicht hinterlassen.
Ich hatte es mal auf nem Bücherflohmarkt für 1€ gekauft und dafür hat es sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt.
Gelesen hab ich es jetzt auf ner Bahnreise.
Im Gegensatz zu den von mir höher bewerteten Büchern bin ich aber nie so richtig in die Geschichte eingetaucht.
Im großen und ganzen geht es ja um einen Computerchip, der einen Fehler aufweist,wodurch es zu Unfällen kommen kann.
Da er in sehr vielen Geräten in der Industrie (z.B. Atomkraftwerke,Automobilherstellung) oder auch bei Flugzeugen oder medizinischen Geräten verbaut ist, kann dieser Fehler gravierende Folgen haben.
Im Hinblick auf die Öffentlichkeit ist das Unternehmen/der Geschäftsführer des vertreibenden Unternehmens, nicht daran interessiert, dass der Fehler an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt.
Aus diesem Grund wird versucht die Menschen, die von dem Fehler wissen und diesen bekannt machen könnten,aus dem Weg zu räumen.
Zwischendurch wird immer wieder von verschiedenen Unfällen berichtet, die durch den fehlerhaften Chip entstehen. Unter anderem wird zum Beispiel von einem Flugzeugabsturz berichtet.
Mir persönlich hat da einfach gefehlt,wie die Reaktionen auf diese Unfälle in der Öffentlichkeit waren.
Außerdem kam es mir unrealistisch vor, dass bei der Vielzahl an Zwischenfällen nicht durchsickert, dass in allen betroffenen Geräten dieser bestimmte Chip verbaut wurde. Für mich wäre es schon nahelegend gewesen, dass doch zumindest Spekulationen entstehen würden, dass der Chip fehlerhaft sein könnte.
Wie dem auch sei.
Für Zwischendurch ist das Buch mehr als Okay und für den Schnäppchenpreis sowieso.
Einen wirklich bleibenden Eindruck hat es jedoch nicht hinterlassen.
July 19, 2010
The scientific parts tended to leave me in the dust, but I enjoyed the fast paced suspense. Pamela Sasser is a good main character--resourceful and intelligent, she reacts well when her fellow scientist is murdered--though it doesn't seem like it at the time, and she goes on the run to stay alive, leaving an essential disk hidden behind. It's man against agency, using all kinds of weapons as she teams up with Harrison Beckett, who isn't what he seems.
October 24, 2009
very gripping so far- techo-thriller combined with political intrigue
March 30, 2010
I loved how this book was from multiple perspectives after the bomb
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April 6, 2019wonderful... round off errors once in a while ?? most applications cover up fundamental processor flaws. just repeat the calculation over and over it will eventually come up roses
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