Darknet

Matthew Mather

2015 • 370 pages

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Average rating3.8

The new novel by the bestselling author of CyberStorm... One minute Jake O'Connell is on top of the world with a beautiful family and bright future as a stock broker in New York. The next minute it's all ripped away when he's embroiled in a fraud investigation, his childhood friend is murdered and he finds himself on the run. Dodging the FBI and targeted by the mob, Jake is thrown into a Wall Street underworld of cryptocurrencies and autonomous corporations where he discovers a dark secret setting the world on a path to destruction. He must evade the shadowy forces hunting him and find a way to redemption--but the faster he runs, the deeper he becomes entangled in the web that surrounds him. In the end, his only path forward is to return to the ghosts of his past. "Boiler Room meets Philip K. Dick in this brilliantly conceived thriller. DARKNET is an exciting page-turner that will grip you from the start and take you on a wild ride." -- Darren Wearmouth, bestselling author of Critical Dawn. DARKNET is a journey into the back alleys of global finance and cyber-espionage, the story of one man's quest to redeem himself and save his family. It is the newest bestseller from Matthew Mather, author of the bestselling CyberStorm and Atopia Chronicles series.

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David Navratil

This is my 1st totally Thriller/Suspense book I've read. I'm a mystery fan and thought I would try something new. The author seemed to throw alot of cyber terms which I don't know if he was making them up as he went along. The main character was not what I would imagine as a “Hero” type but for the most part it was a fairly good read. If you like this type of book you will enjoy it, I think I will go back to Mysteries! David N.

February 4, 2020

Jeff

I've been reading Matthew Mather's work since his first book, “CyberStorm”, followed by “The Atopia Chronicles” and “The Dystopia Chronicles”, and it is easy to see with “DarkNet” that his impressive skills as a writer continue to improve with each succeeding book.

Jake O'Connell, a New York stock broker, finds himself in a life or death struggle to discover the secret of, and overcome, the BlueBridge corporation as his life crumbles around him and his closest friends are murdered and his young daughter is kidnapped. He must travel to his past to find the tools to answer the questions of how he can defeat a foe that uses Artificial Intelligence, the Internet and human assassins to achieve its goals. With a group of hackers from across the globe, Jake risks everything, including his daughter's life, on his plan to stop the world domination that BlueBridge is intent on accomplishing.

“DarkNet” is real page-turner that readers will find difficult to put down. It is action-packed from the first page to the last with characters that you care about. Mather is adept at taking everyday people and putting them in a setting is both outlandish yet believable. His settings involving computers and the Internet are cutting-edge in their presentations; after all, we've seen these scenarios hinted at on the nightly newscasts and web broadcasts. These are all events that COULD occur any moment, if they haven't already.

I highly recommend “DarkNet” to readers who enjoy intelligent, action-filled thrillers that explore our very near future.

I received a Kindle format Advance Reading Copy for an honest review.

February 5, 2015