The Master Hacker

Steve Burkart

Maison d'édition: Proisle Publishing Services

Synopsis

When SunHee Nham, a disaffected North Korean computer scientist working in China decides to escape her conscription, she takes a few secrets with her. Her dream of living in freedom in the U.S. begins to prey on her mind when she thinks about the hardships under which her fellow countrymen are forced to live. After a chance meeting with John Darque, the head of a covert organization charged with maintaining the balance of power in the world, the two form a partnership to destroy a weapon system she developed for use against Western nations. When she becomes aware of pursuing Chinese agents, she knows her freedom will be short lived. To make matters worse, she realizes her association with Darque's group will put it in danger of being exposed. SunHee's noticeable depression changes for the better when Darque posses a plan to turn the tables o a group of rogue nations intent on using the technologies she developed to blackmail the rest of the world. She agrees to help Darque with his plan in the hope that the results will create the spark of change needed to better lives of her countrymen. However, with change comes sacrifice, and sometimes the price of sacrifice can be very high.

Steve spent the majority of his 22 year military career in Europe in military intelligence during and immediately following the Cold War. He has in-depth personal experience of counterintelligence work during the 1980's, often referred to as "the decade of spies".Steve's second book, "The Master Hacker", was named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2018, and selected as a finalist in action/adventure (fiction) category in the 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Disponible depuis: 28/02/2023.

Longueur d'impression: 322 pages.

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