Virtual Sabotage
Hyzy Julie
(Author)21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A new stand-alone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Julie Hyzy, Virtual Sabotage introduces Kenna Ward, an envoy for a virtual reality company whose implants create a thrilling world that allows people to create daring scenarios in a safe environment. Most of the time, that is. When in the rare instance the human brain mistakes the terrifying event as real, it's up to Ward to enter the scenario and pull them back to reality. But when a key envoy goes rogue and people begin responding in odd and dangerous ways, Ward delves deeper, finding a sinister conspiracy to take over not only the virtual reality world, but the real one as well. Ward must stop it before there are no longer any independent minds left to control.
Product Details
| Publisher | Calexia Press |
| Publish Date | October 23, 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780983506737 |
| Dimensions | 7.9 X 5.2 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Mystery, Thrillers & Crime
About the Author
Julie Hyzy is a New York Times bestselling author who has won the Anthony, Barry, and Derringer awards. She writes the White House Chef Mystery series and Manor House series. In 2017 she began writing a new thriller stand- alone, which is a return to her beginnings, when she wrote darker mysteries and thrillers as well as short stories with a futuristic twist. VIRTUAL SABOTAGE launches in October, 2018. Julie and her husband Curt live in Chicago's Southwest suburbs.
Reviews
"Hyzy, best known for her popular White House Chef series, shifts gears with this engaging take on the techno-thriller. Virtu-Tech is a virtual reality company that offers its clients the opportunity to be immersed in lifelike virtual reality environments. Sometimes the client gets confused and thinks the virtual environment is real; when that happens, Kenna Ward helps the client escape safely. When Kenna's partner, Charlie, enters an environment without clearance, after apparently disabling the safety protocols, Kenna makes a desperate, though unsuccessful, attempt to extricate him. Determined to find out what happened (Charlie was her lover not just her professional partner), Kenna risks her own life to expose a terrifying conspiracy and bring Charlie's killers to justice. The book has a great premise- the virtual reality angle suggests Adam Sternbergh's Shovel Ready (2014)-and the story unspools cleverly and with plenty of suspense. In addition, Kenna is a notably empathetic lead character. Hard-core techno-thriller fans may find themselves wanting more techie detail behind the thrills (in the Michael Crichton mode), but this is a strong and satisfying tale." -Booklist
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