This is the fourth book in a series by author Chuck Barrett
featuring protagonist Jake Pendleton, with brief synopses of the previous three
installments before the main text, perfect for those who haven’t read them such
as this reviewer. In The Savannah Project, Pendleton investigates a plane
crash. In its sequel The Toymaker, he investigates the maker of equipment for
spies, and in the book’s immediate predecessor Breach of Power, an old journal
from the Second World War is found in a glacier. The writer dedicates the
fourth installment to his wife Debi, also one of his editors.
In the latest installment of the novelist’s tetralogy, Jake
Pendleton, a former Naval Intelligence Officer who is now a secret operative,
he races to stop a cyberterrorist that aims to make the world’s technology
unusable. Pendleton teams up with his friend Francesca Catanzaro to track down
their sole lead, a hacker in Italy codenamed The Jew. Disruption is the
codename of the potential chaos the black-hat hackers intend to create with
their electronic terrorism. However, once they reach their lead’s Roman flat,
their search turns up nothing, and they follow a group of cadavers across
Europe.
During their crusade, Pendleton and Catanzaro discover a
possible link between recent hacks and the disappearance of an airliner from
Malaysia, with the two racing against the clock to put an end to the ambitions
of the cyberterrorists. Overall, this is an engaging, thrilling read that those
who enjoyed the book’s predecessors will likely enjoy, and the synopsis of
previous novels is perfect for those that wish to dive straight into the fourth
entry. There are some rehashed elements such as the investigation of an
airliner, but otherwise, this thriller is very much worth a look.
Chuck Barrett is the bestselling author of the Award-Winning Jake Pendleton series—Breach of Power, The Toymaker, and The Savannah Project, as well as his latest award-winning blockbuster, BLOWN, the first book in his new Gregg Kaplan series.
In addition to writing thrillers, Barrett speaks and conducts workshops at book festivals, book clubs, reading groups, writers conferences, and writers groups. Some of his topics include Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing based on his book—Publishing Unchained: An Off-Beat Guide To Independent Publishing—as well as, Blueprint for a Successful Book Launch, Getting from ‘Idea’ to ‘Finished Manuscript,’ Mysteries & Thrillers: Fact or Fiction, and Adding the “What if” in Storytelling.
Barrett is a graduate of Auburn University and a retired air traffic controller. He also holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate, Flight Instructor Certificate, and a Dive Master rating. He enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and most things outdoors. He and his wife, Debi currently reside in Colorado.
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