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Gifted troubleshooter John Smith, introduced in the acclaimed thriller Killfile, must take down a shadowy figure who has weaponized the internet, using social media to put a price on the heads of his targets in this intense, unstoppable thriller from the author reviewers have compared to Michael Crichton, Brad Thor, and James Rollins.As a fixer for America's one percent, John Smith cleans up the messes of those rich enough to afford him. But he's no ordinary gun for hire. Smith is a man of show more rare gifts, including the ability to read minds. Arriving at the wedding of Kira Sadeghi, a reality television celebrity he recently saved from kidnappers, Smith witnesses a group of gunmen open fire, hitting the bride and others. Though he's unarmed, Smith cripples one of the killers and is able to pry one word from his mind: "Downvote."
Eager to learn more, Smith hacks into the brain of an FBI agent investigating the attack to discover the Bureau has been investigating a nefarious new threat called "Downvote," an encrypted site on the "dark net" that lists the names of celebrities and offers a hefty bounty for anyone who can kill them—unleashing an anonymous and deadly flashmob with a keystroke.
Finding a mastermind on the internet is like trying to catch air—unless you're John Smith. Motivated by money and revenge, he traces a series of electronic signatures to a reclusive billionaire living at sea, accompanied by a scary-smart female bodyguard who becomes Smith's partner in his quest. The hunt for their prey will lead from Hong Kong to Reykjavik to a luxury gambling resort deep in the Laotian jungle. Yet always this criminal mastermind remains one step ahead.
The only way Downvote's creator can stop Smith is to kill him . . . because while this diabolical genius can run, there's no hiding from a man who can read minds.
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Interesting concept (little scary too). The story follows John Smith, a guy who can read minds (and uses thought as a weapon) who works for a clandestine organization as a fixer. He is present at a wedding where the bride, a reality TV star, is shot and injured. Her father wants the culprits dead but Smith is subsequently hired by a computer genius to find the guy responsible for the dark website called Downvote that is inciting people to hurt and kill 'deserving' people like the bride.
I really liked this book. Part sci fi/fantasy, part thriller, it moved quickly and kept me interested. I look forward to reading more from the author.
Recommended.
I really liked this book. Part sci fi/fantasy, part thriller, it moved quickly and kept me interested. I look forward to reading more from the author.
Recommended.
John is a veteran psychic soldier. His enemy for this book is a tech genius who basically uses social media as a weapon. His weapon is inciting riots basically by creating angry mobs by using a social media page called downvote.
The plot was crazy realistic, you could actually see something like this happening today. It was well written and a great read. I literally could not put it down and was up till 2am finishing it and had to get up for work at 5am!
The plot was crazy realistic, you could actually see something like this happening today. It was well written and a great read. I literally could not put it down and was up till 2am finishing it and had to get up for work at 5am!
A fantastic series that keeps the reader guessing where it will all lead. I can’t wait to see what happens next in the series — whenever the author writes another novel in it, that is....
Bronson Pinchot narrates again. Brilliant, guys.
4.5 stars, and highly recommended to all.
Bronson Pinchot narrates again. Brilliant, guys.
4.5 stars, and highly recommended to all.
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Christopher Farnsworth was born in 1971 in Idaho. He worked as an award-winning investigative and business reporter. His novel "The Eternal World" is about the Fountain of Youth. He is the author of the Nathaniel Cadre series, about a vampire who works for the President of the United States. "Blood Oath", "The President's Vampire", and "Red,White, show more and Blood" are all part of the Cade series and were published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. "Killfile", his latest books is published by Willaim Morrow and is about a former psychic spy named John Smith. The next John Smith adventure, "Flashmob" will be available later in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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