{"product_id":"hack-9781954854611","title":"Hack","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr  BCX0 SCXW75954430\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1st place award in the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards, Mystery\/Suspense category\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eWhen 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e and he is silenced for good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eComing off a successful investigation into a major banking scandal, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eNewshound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e reporter Nik Byron arrives in Washington, DC, with high hopes for his career. But a disruptive corporate merger and a vengeful boss quickly dash his plans. Relegated to scut work and the graveyard shift, Nik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003es career and emotions are in a tailspin. That is, until a late-night explosion levels a high-tech office park—home to some of the nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003es top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e clandestine programs—and provides Nik \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003ean opportunity to reverse his fortunes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eWith the help of a small team of colleagues and his new girlfriend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e Samantha Whyte—the chief investigator for the Northern Virginia Sheriff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003es Department, who has her own secrets to conceal—Nik follows a bloody trail of bodies from DC to the upper Midwest. 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. How far is Nik willing to go for a story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e and how much is he willing to risk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003eto reveal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e the truth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW75954430 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mark Pawlosky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268210503931,"sku":"9781954854611","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781954854611.jpg?v=1775692916","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/hack-9781954854611","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}