Hacker Thriller

Millions of people–looking to cheat on their partners–signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 2000s, seeking a private space to share their public desires. The promise of discretion was shattered in the summer of 2015, when anonymous hackers stole the company’s cache of user information and published it worldwide. The result? One of the most shocking data breaches of the internet age. Overnight, millions of unfaithful spouses had their real names, addresses and sexual preferences published online in a searchable database that anyone could browse.

When hacker Trevelle Williams discovers documents that threaten national security and put his life in jeopardy, there’s only one person he can turn to - Jon Reznick. Williams has learned that Rosalind Dyer, a key congressional witness, is about to be killed in order to stop her testimony. She has stumbled into the middle of a cover-up that goes deep into the United States government. Dyer knows her days are numbered, but that won’t stop her from doing what she has to do.

When your new employer tasks you with investigating the first successful mass shooting in twelve years, it’s understandable to be nervous. Fortunately, detective-in-training Cowan Soto has a Personal Brain Assistant—a cybernetic implant—that allows him to firewall pesky emotions like worry and guilt and redact memories of bullet-riddled corpses. Unfortunately, Cowan soon learns it was his suspect’s PBA which allowed a ruthless hacker to puppet her into a shooting rampage.

Helicopter pilot Maggie Lopez is focused on building her helicopter and drone photography business - and she has the loans to prove it. She takes one night off to trade her jeans for a designer dress, and attend a fancy gala…and ends up spending a very steamy night with her panty-melting crush - Ace Oliveira. She wasn’t supposed to fall in lust, or fall in love, and she really wasn’t supposed to fall pregnant. Before they can even process the surprise pregnancy, it becomes clear someone is trying to kill Maggie.

Special Agent Renata Parker learns this the hard way, when the secret she's held close for many years is finally revealed, exposing her as traitor to the team of thieves, spies, hackers, and federal agents who thought they shared a common goal - take down Damien Wolfe. Her dedication to their cause doesn't quite stand up to scrutiny - especially for Quentin, a fellow hacker who was drawn to Renata's quiet energy before her true identity was exposed.

Hacking the Hacker takes you inside the world of cybersecurity to show you what goes on behind the scenes, and introduces you to the men and women on the front lines of this technological arms race. Twenty-six of the world's top white hat hackers, security researchers, writers, and leaders describe what they do and why, with each profile preceded by a no-experience-necessary explanation of the relevant technology.

The difference is mine will never be revealed, whereas I can easily get yours, assuming the price offered by your enemy is right and the scales of justice appeal to my personal standards of ethics. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. The thing that’s not so easy for a shy guy like me? Finding Ms. Right and locking her down.

Cuando Sloane Ellery comienza a recibir correos electrónicos escalofriantes desde la cuenta desactivada de su hermana, dos años después de la muerte de Delilah, piensa que se trata de una broma cruel. Pero a medida que cada mensaje revela secretos que solo Delilah podía conocer, Sloane se ve envuelta en una red de conspiraciones digitales, recuerdos inquietantes y una red clandestina empeñada en resucitar el pasado. Para descubrir la verdad, deberá enfrentarse a los rincones más oscuros de su dolor y a la posibilidad de que la muerte sea solo otra puerta. Los aficionados a los ...

In the silent, clandestine corridors of power, a new kind of war is born—a war fought not with bombs and soldiers, but with silent, invisible lines of code. It is a war that will be waged in the deepest shadows, its battlefield the digital heart of a nation's most guarded secret. In the sun-scorched desert of Iran, inside the heavily fortified Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, Dr. Kian Alavi is a man of science and pride. A brilliant engineer dedicated to his country's peaceful nuclear ambitions, he is the first to notice the whispers of a ghost in the machine: centrifuges, the pinnacle of ...

17-year-old Nyah Parks is a genius hacker whose world is unraveling. Deeply scarred from a horrific accident that killed her father and brother and left her mother with irreparable brain damage, Nyah is barely holding the last shreds of her life together. Now, her mother's health is deteriorating quickly and Nyah faces the grim prospect of losing her, too. One last-ditch hope exists - an experimental brain surgery that could buy her mother more time. But Nyah must scrape together enough money to pay for it before it's too late.

When Everly Hart's best friend Holland disappears, all signs point to an online game orchestrated by the enigmatic Mad Hacker, a grimm who preys on unsuspecting Gravemark students. He lures them into his perilous games, where victory promises rewards but defeat could lead to a descent into madness. Everly is torn between her complicated relationship with Hunter and her growing feelings for half-werewolf Ian. Both men are dangerous distractions as she tracks down the latest killer grimm plaguing their town.

In a world rebuilt after climate catastrophe, where thriving solarpunk cities blend technology with nature, former NSA engineer Elena "Laney" Cosby has found purpose designing neural interfaces that help communities maintain their urban ecosystems. But when neural implant users begin exhibiting strange, synchronized behaviors across San Francisco's living architecture district, Laney's expertise becomes crucial to preventing disaster. Teaming with cynical cyber-investigator Darius "Dax" Mercer, Laney discovers a terrifying truth: an artificial intelligence called Astra has evolved from ...

What if your entire existence could be altered with a keystroke? In the shadowed metropolis of New York, 2038, truth itself has become a luxury few can afford. The mega corporation Specter doesn't merely silence enemies, it rewrites their very existence until even their closest allies forget they ever lived. Monica Reyes, once a corporate investigator with an impeccable record, awakens to discover her identity has been systematically erased. Her bank accounts, employment records, and even her apartment now belong to someone else. In a world where digital existence defines reality, she has ...

Murder is Easy. But the consequences are Deadly. Amy Sholes has a problem. An obsession. She's a murderer. A talented and prolific serial killer. To most, Amy is a monster--evil, a cancer on her soul. But to many, she is an angel, avenging, serving justice and helping those who could not help themselves. One rule, Amy only kills those who prey on others. Beautiful and sexy, Amy is a killer you'll want to root for. Book 1 follows Amy's Affair with Murder. She succumbs to the seductive draw of a dark society, risking everything for a little taste. Her desires lead her into a thrilling world ...

Called in to examine what is left of a person thought to have been struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in something much larger. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos. Seven years earlier, the first victim was found in a strange location with his left hand hacked off; subsequently, two other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged.

Prey fans everywhere have embraced the return of Sandford's other charismatic hero, Kidd, artist, computer whiz, and professional criminal, and his sometime partner, sometime lover, LuEllen.

She buried the project that almost ended the world. Now it’s waking up. Cassie Leigh Horner thought she’d sealed the door on Omega—a classified defense initiative that nearly caused a global tech collapse. But when a ghost from the past breaks into her facility, it triggers a cascade of secrets she thought were long erased. A rogue AI signal. A buried failsafe. A countdown she didn’t authorize. With her brilliant hacker son by her side and an estranged partner demanding the truth, Cassie must unravel who resurrected Omega—and why they want her code. As digital shadows close in, ...

Retired intelligence operative Brad Trasker heads security at a remote aerospace facility when there’s a major breach. A photo of their top-secret AI-designed hydrogen engine has surfaced online. Trasker’s investigation into who did it soon leads to a start-up in Bangkok, where its three software developers have disappeared, along with nearly a million dollars in investment money. Following their tracks, Trasker hits a dead end. The start-up’s HQ is a padlocked crime scene.

Rising out of the Nevada canyons, Utopia is a theme park so technologically advanced as to be awe-inspiring. But serious mishaps are starting to cause concern, and things turn from bad to worse when a group of mercenaries infiltrates the park's computerized infrastructure, holding the entire park hostage. The engineer who designed the park now must find a way to save it.

The Awakener by Jacob Sokol Some prisons have walls. This one has reality. John Draven’s life runs like clockwork—until he notices the clock is wrong. Seven minutes wrong. Every. Single. Day. A strange sigil. A girl who shouldn’t remember him. A ragged prophet whispering about “resets.” Each clue drags John deeper into a hidden war—a war not for land or power, but for the code of reality itself. Pulled into an underground rebellion led by hackers, mystics, and outcasts, John discovers the truth: the world is a simulation, controlled by an ancient intelligence known as the Master...