Thank you so very much for this incredibly thoughtful review. You didn’t just read Zero Exposure, you understood what I was trying to do underneath the thriller, and that means a tremendous amount to me.
I especially loved your observation that Reed never has to become someone he isn’t. He’s a photographer, not a hacker or technology expert, so when his world starts coming apart, he has to rely on the skills and instincts he already possesses. As a photographer myself for more than 40 years, that part of Reed is obviously very close to me.
Your thoughts about the 1955 typewriter also made me smile. I loved the irony of creating an incredibly sophisticated technological enemy and then asking, “What could it possibly do against something that has no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no software, and absolutely no interest in receiving a firmware update?”
I especially loved your observation that Reed never has to become someone he isn’t. He’s a photographer, not a hacker or technology expert, so when his world starts coming apart, he has to rely on the skills and instincts he already possesses. As a photographer myself for more than 40 years, that part of Reed is obviously very close to me.
Your thoughts about the 1955 typewriter also made me smile. I loved the irony of creating an incredibly sophisticated technological enemy and then asking, “What could it possibly do against something that has no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no software, and absolutely no interest in receiving a firmware update?”