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Virus
‘. . . a harrowing thriller. Not too technical, and all too plausible. A surefire hit.’ - Library Journal
William Harrington, the veteran American suspense novelist who has been hailed as a ‘master of suspense and plot’, and whose books have been called ‘cliffhangers to the last page’, is back with Virus , his most thrilling adventure to date.
An eccentric computer genius resents the way business-management types have taken control of his life’s work and his company. He decides to shoot them down. By inserting a computer virus in the airlines reservations computer system, he causes airport chaos on a heavy-traffic day.
Colombian drug barons identify him as the man who can, perhaps, sneak a Boeing 747 past airline traffic control radar systems and so carry many tons of cocaine into the States. He sets to work, testing the system by, getting small planes past the radar barrier. With Virus , Harrington has all but invented a new category for suspense novels.
William Harrington (1931-2000) was born in Ohio and studied law at Ohio State University. An attorney for nearly 20 years, he became a full-time writer in 1980. Harrington published almost thirty novels during his career, including The English Lady (1982) and a series of six novels featuring fictional TV detective Columbo.
William Harrington, the veteran American suspense novelist who has been hailed as a ‘master of suspense and plot’, and whose books have been called ‘cliffhangers to the last page’, is back with Virus , his most thrilling adventure to date.
An eccentric computer genius resents the way business-management types have taken control of his life’s work and his company. He decides to shoot them down. By inserting a computer virus in the airlines reservations computer system, he causes airport chaos on a heavy-traffic day.
Colombian drug barons identify him as the man who can, perhaps, sneak a Boeing 747 past airline traffic control radar systems and so carry many tons of cocaine into the States. He sets to work, testing the system by, getting small planes past the radar barrier. With Virus , Harrington has all but invented a new category for suspense novels.
William Harrington (1931-2000) was born in Ohio and studied law at Ohio State University. An attorney for nearly 20 years, he became a full-time writer in 1980. Harrington published almost thirty novels during his career, including The English Lady (1982) and a series of six novels featuring fictional TV detective Columbo.
280 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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William Harrington
50 books10 followersWilliam Harrington is mainly known as the author of Murder at the President’s Door, his specialty was mainly in detective stories. He was a lawyer from 1958 to 1976, an electoral adviser from 1962 to 1965 in Columbus, and finally an attorney from 1978 to 1980. His first novel The Justice Which, Which the Thief, published in 1963, received positive critics. It was a real case story about a couple of jewelry robberies in Ohio.
His other popular book was published in 1982, The English Lady, it is an espionage novel about Winston Churchill and her confidante spying on the Germans during the Second World War. Between 1993 and 1998, he wrote the Columbo series, inspired by the television series American Columbo. He Co-authored with Elliot Roosevelt on the investigations of Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the US president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Between 1963 and 2001, he has written over 20 interesting and captivating books.
His other popular book was published in 1982, The English Lady, it is an espionage novel about Winston Churchill and her confidante spying on the Germans during the Second World War. Between 1993 and 1998, he wrote the Columbo series, inspired by the television series American Columbo. He Co-authored with Elliot Roosevelt on the investigations of Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the US president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Between 1963 and 2001, he has written over 20 interesting and captivating books.
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October 18, 2019
The adventure is nice overall, however the thing I liked is how they describe the hacking job and how the special forces counter their hackings.
It's a nice reading for any programming enthusiast.
It's a nice reading for any programming enthusiast.
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