It's a compellingstorytelling with hairpin twists.
A killer thriller, to be sure." Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling Thrillerand Shamus Award-winning author of the Dick Moonlight PI series and The Girl Who Wasn't There "Hack by Mark Pawlosky is aheart-pounding novel and nearly impossible to put down. Part Jim Crumley, part Don Winslow, Pawlosky's prose is delivered withthe confidence of an old pro.
"Written with allthe speed and blunt force of a high-speed car chase, Mark Pawlosky's debut,Hack, is a thrill ride you don't wantto miss. How far is Nik willing to go for a story, and how much is he willing to risk to reveal the truth? But as word gets out that what he has dug up threatens to expose the theft of highly sensitive US technology, now being sold to terrorists and repressive regimes, new enemies close in. With the help of a small team of colleagues and his new girlfriend, Samantha Whyte-the chief investigator for the Northern Virginia Sheriff's Department, who has her own secrets to conceal-Nik follows a bloody trail of bodies from DC to the upper Midwest. As Nik tries to unravel the mystery at the heart of the explosion, he suddenly finds himself confronting domestic terrorists, rogue American and Chinese spies, mercenaries, and a brilliant but temperamental computer expert. That is, until a late-night explosion levels a high-tech office park-home to some of the nation's top clandestine programs-and provides Nik with an opportunity to reverse his fortunes. Relegated to scut work and the graveyard shift, Nik's career and emotions are in a tailspin. But a disruptive corporate merger and a vengeful boss quickly dash his plans. Coming off a successful investigation into a major banking scandal, Newshound reporter Nik Byron arrives in Washington, DC, with high hopes for his career. 1st place award in the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards, Mystery/Suspense category When a top secret and powerful US surveillance technology is stolen and offered for sale on the black market, an exiled reporter races to expose the theft and untangle the plot-before the story is spiked, and he is silenced for good.
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