Shadow Man

danger.com #3

by Jordan Cray

Welcome to the Jungle
The Internet...a world without rules, without boundaries. Where you can be anyone you want, whoever you aren't. And it's all just a click away...
Pepper Oneida is the type of gilr other girls love to hate. She's five feet two of perky perfection who can steal your boyfriend with the wink of an eye. And that's exactly what she's done to Annie Hanley. But Annie's got a plan. With her PC and some help from her stepbrother Nick, she's going to teach Pepper a lesson.
It starts out as a prank. But then Annie and Nick send the wrong message to the wrong person, and things get serious -- serious as a stone-cold killer.
Different people in different places. The only thing they have in common is a new address on the danger.com. Where all your fears come true.

Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I’m very glad to see that Nick and Annie didn’t end up going the Clueless stepsiblings-in-love route. It was touch and go there for a minute.

Update: Danger.com #8 also features Annie and Nick

[Erica Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m just here for the old internet vibes

[Jeffrey Canino]

Last night I read this delightful third entry in the nine-volume DANGER.COM series of tech-based teen thrillers. While the vintage computing content is disappointingly low (outside of some mentions of e-mail directories, instant messaging, and CD-ROM encyclopedias), the book still manages to charm with its endlessly snarky narration, stepsibling relationship-building, and pizza-centric murder mystery. Beware the death cap mushroom, kids, and never send a threatening message to pepr.oni@murder.net!!!

[Melisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t like the incestuous feelings I got between Annie and Nick. Did you read constantly expecting these two to hook up or was it just me? I guess I just didn’t find the male love interest that intriguing, and with my constant fear that there’d be step-siblings falling in love, I just couldn’t get behind Annie’s need to get Josh back. This is an example of how the internet can easily be used to bully and I don’t love that. That Annie and Nick don’t feel any remorse for what they do to Pepper doesn’t sit right. The mystery part of the story feels more silly too than the previous two books in this series I’ve read and.. I won’t go so far as to say Annie and Nick deserve the trouble they went through to solve their mystery, but they weren’t the most likable.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

wow this story is amazing. to see the thrills and betrayal. who knew that step brother sis would get along so well to plot something so crazy, even if it means getting back at an ex and an enemy but what tuns out to be a threat note to the wrong person.

[Oliiii · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is o.k. i read it after I had read all the ohter danger.com books and it kind of got boring. i mean it was well written but you know what is going to happen, so it's not that fun.

[Alyanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another favorite read for this year, so far.