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Spies Lie #8
MindField
The eighth book in the gripping technothriller series, Spies Lie, perfect for fans who love Robert Ludlum, Lee Child, and Barry Eisler.
When Stanford University sophomore and budding computer hacker Ann Sashakovich meets senior Glen Sarkov, the CEO of a budding new startup, she is smitten. Glen is young, bright, and going places, and his innovative tech startup is seeking money to get them off the ground. But when Glen and his team find a venture capitalist willing to give them money, the offer turns out too good to be true. Worse, it seems the strings attached to the funding are tangled in a conspiracy deadlier than they can imagine…
Meanwhile, the world's intelligence services have all been looking for a less-obvious way to fund weapons development, reaching out to entrepreneurs to help them create new tech. When they find tech capable of being weaponized, they have the creators murdered before taking control of the company for their own use. Now the lives of hundreds of the world’s brightest entrepreneurs hang in the balance, and Glen Sarkov is next on the list to die. Can Ann, Cassandra Sashakovich, and Jon Sommers figure out who at the CIA is ordering these killings, or will the CIA's contract assassins wipe them off the Earth?
When Stanford University sophomore and budding computer hacker Ann Sashakovich meets senior Glen Sarkov, the CEO of a budding new startup, she is smitten. Glen is young, bright, and going places, and his innovative tech startup is seeking money to get them off the ground. But when Glen and his team find a venture capitalist willing to give them money, the offer turns out too good to be true. Worse, it seems the strings attached to the funding are tangled in a conspiracy deadlier than they can imagine…
Meanwhile, the world's intelligence services have all been looking for a less-obvious way to fund weapons development, reaching out to entrepreneurs to help them create new tech. When they find tech capable of being weaponized, they have the creators murdered before taking control of the company for their own use. Now the lives of hundreds of the world’s brightest entrepreneurs hang in the balance, and Glen Sarkov is next on the list to die. Can Ann, Cassandra Sashakovich, and Jon Sommers figure out who at the CIA is ordering these killings, or will the CIA's contract assassins wipe them off the Earth?
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2017
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About the author
D.S. Kane
11 books52 followersDS Kane is the name I've chosen to write under. I worked in the field of covert intelligence for over a decade. During that time, my cover was my real name, and I was on the faculty of NYU's Stern Graduate School of Business. I traveled globally for clients including government and military agencies, the largest banks, and Fortune 100 corporations, and while in-country, I did side jobs for our government. One of the banks I investigated housed the banking assets of many of the world's intelligence agencies and secret police forces, including the CIA and NSA. Much of my work product was pure but believable fiction, lies I told, and truths I concealed. Secrets that—if revealed—might have gotten me killed. When my cover got blown, I fled the field and moved 3,000 miles.
Now, I'm a former spy, still writing fiction. Through my novels, I expose the way intelligence agencies craft fiction for sale to sway their countries and manipulate their national policy, driving countries into dangerous conflicts.
I've been published under my real name many times in financial trade journals on topics including global banking, computer fraud and countermeasures, financial forecasting, global electronic-funds transfer networks, and corporate finance, including one book on finance published by a major publisher. I've been a featured speaker at financial conferences and conventions. My children's book, A Teenager's Guide to Money, Banking and Finance, was published in 1987 by Simon & Schuster. I was once the CEO of an ebook publishing company.
I've been adjunct faculty at the Whidbey Island MFA program, and also teach a course at the Muse Online Writers Conference entitled Covert Training and Covert Operations for Fiction Writers, and taught one on a similar topic at California libraries, funded by a federal grant. I've taught a thriller-writing course at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference and was a featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the California Writers Club. I taught finance at the Stern Graduate Business School of New York University for over ten years, and am one of the co-founders of ActFourWriters.com, a unique email-based novelists' critique group.
Now, I'm a former spy, still writing fiction. Through my novels, I expose the way intelligence agencies craft fiction for sale to sway their countries and manipulate their national policy, driving countries into dangerous conflicts.
I've been published under my real name many times in financial trade journals on topics including global banking, computer fraud and countermeasures, financial forecasting, global electronic-funds transfer networks, and corporate finance, including one book on finance published by a major publisher. I've been a featured speaker at financial conferences and conventions. My children's book, A Teenager's Guide to Money, Banking and Finance, was published in 1987 by Simon & Schuster. I was once the CEO of an ebook publishing company.
I've been adjunct faculty at the Whidbey Island MFA program, and also teach a course at the Muse Online Writers Conference entitled Covert Training and Covert Operations for Fiction Writers, and taught one on a similar topic at California libraries, funded by a federal grant. I've taught a thriller-writing course at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference and was a featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the California Writers Club. I taught finance at the Stern Graduate Business School of New York University for over ten years, and am one of the co-founders of ActFourWriters.com, a unique email-based novelists' critique group.
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October 20, 2020
Another Techno Thrill Ride
Having read two other books in the series that I enjoyed very much, I was happy to come back to this intense urban fantasy technothriller. The tech—that is beyond what we can do now but what we may fear will be, or want to be, possible—is fascinating. I could imagine a world where intelligence agencies crafted a nefarious plot to get high-tech weapons that would be solely their own and under their control. The author crafts a tight, well-written story. I think this story would be best understood if you read CypherGhost first, as elements of it do come into play here. I love that the protagonist is a young woman hacker who has a decent moral compass despite what she does.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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Having read two other books in the series that I enjoyed very much, I was happy to come back to this intense urban fantasy technothriller. The tech—that is beyond what we can do now but what we may fear will be, or want to be, possible—is fascinating. I could imagine a world where intelligence agencies crafted a nefarious plot to get high-tech weapons that would be solely their own and under their control. The author crafts a tight, well-written story. I think this story would be best understood if you read CypherGhost first, as elements of it do come into play here. I love that the protagonist is a young woman hacker who has a decent moral compass despite what she does.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
February 10, 2018
I was given a copy of this book and decided to review it. I was captured by the first few pages. Super technothriller. I must admit that Mindfield is the first DS Kane I have read and I am definitely a fan now. Since this is the 8th book in the series, I have a lot of great reading in front of me. I'm not sure how much of the book is based on fact, but it sure is scary what just may be going on out there. Be sure to read the background info on this author. If anyone would know about this technology it is DS Kane.
December 26, 2017
Spies do lie
Another action thriller by D S Kane . It just goes to show spies do lie. I don't know when the book was started but not being American I couldn't help but make a few comparisons .
Another action thriller by D S Kane . It just goes to show spies do lie. I don't know when the book was started but not being American I couldn't help but make a few comparisons .
November 1, 2018
Great Series
I recommend this series to anyone who wants to understand the complexities of the secret services of governments and the range of emotional attachments to countries and belief systems. Do wish at least some of the characters were Vegan.
I recommend this series to anyone who wants to understand the complexities of the secret services of governments and the range of emotional attachments to countries and belief systems. Do wish at least some of the characters were Vegan.
December 17, 2018
The CIA operates a venture capital fund. What could go wrong? While VCs sometimes revalue stock to eliminate the co-founders, in this story, the CIAs VC fund gives a new meaning to the term "eliminate the co-founders."
December 20, 2018
Love it
I am reading out of order so it’s All out of place but very readable I am now looking for the ones I have missed and can not wait if you can get any of these books I recommend that you get them ASAP
I am reading out of order so it’s All out of place but very readable I am now looking for the ones I have missed and can not wait if you can get any of these books I recommend that you get them ASAP
January 14, 2022
The thinly disguised caricature of a Donald Trump type POTUS was unnecessary and affected my enjoyment of this book. This has been an enjoyable book series and I found the insertion of such blatant politics in this book unnecessary
February 6, 2018
A good technothriller. Spies and lies.
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