Shutdown

By R. J. Pineiro

Book Overview

A faulty computer chip causes a fatal train accident, sending its manufacturer into a downward spiral. When the chip is traced to sabotage, an FBI agent and a hacker team up to investigate before the next showdown.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312869096
• ISBN13: 9780312869090
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Forge Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.1" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Another Good Pineiro Book!

This book well documents the computer wars between the U.S. and Japan. After some disasters as a result of computer equipmentsabotage Erica Conklin discovers that the sabotage was carried out by members of the Japanese government.She is teamed up with Brent MacClaine an F.B.I. agent.Agents of the Japanese(includinga Japanese terrorist group) attempt to kill them.Erica is working for the F.B.I. because of being caught hacking into computer systems.Erica and Brent stave off several assasination attempts by the forces. Erica and Brent participate in a SEAL operation aimed at getting to the bottom of the computer chip sabotage.Action abounds in this book. The ending is also very good.I stll wait for the day when one of R.J. Pineiro's books is made into a movie.A good book. Read it.

Intriguing, exciting, but also quite terrifying

This is my third Pineiro novel (01-01-00 and Breakthrough were my first two). In this story, the author creates a scenario that guarantees to keep you at the edge of your seat. It's got computer viruses, chips going bad from sabotage, terrific FBI characters, a crack Navy SEAL team, and even a responsible and level-headed president. I've noticed a few comments from readers complaining about typos. I found four in the entire book, and while they should have gotten caught by the editors, they certainly didn't detract me from enjoying such terrific story. I'm sure the author and the publisher will get them fixed on the paperback. By the way, the last Grisham and Clancy that I read had far more errors but I didn't see anyone complaining, so why pick on this author? Pineiro deserves a lot of credit for writing with a powerful and authoritative hand and not pulling any punches, painting the kind of terrific scenarios and characters that will leave readers screaming for more.

What a great book

I started reading it after work on Friday and finished it at around 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The action was nonstop, and the relationship between the hero and the heroine left me screaming for a sequel. Mr. Pineiro has put together a very plausible scenario exposing just how vulnerable our world is to technological sabotage. Great action, great characters, and a terric plot. Very well written. A must buy.

Good entertaintment

I noticed the highly polarized reviews for this work. I read many, many novels but seldom leave feedback because I never pay attention to someone else's opinion, because opinions, after all, are highly subjective. But after reading this book, I simply couldn't resist to put in my two cents and add to those praising this fine story. This is a good book. Period. It's one of those that you simply can't put down once you start. The conflict is gripping, the characters unforgetable, the technology amazingly real and easy to understand, and the action is out of this world. I read someone complaining about typos and grammatical errors. I spotted four in the entire book. People, really, give this guy a break. I've spotted far more errors in some of Clancy's and Ludlum's works. Pineiro definitely knows how to write good fiction.

Great read

For those of you who enjoy a good, basic thriller with plenty of twists, comprehensible computer info, memorable military action, a terrific story, and suberb characters, then this is the book for you. This is my first Pineiro, and it will certainly not be my last. I'll be ordering his previous novels soon.The story explores the weakness of our modern-day world to technological sabotage. Pineiro, a computer engineer, certainly writes with authority, presenting a scenario that will literally chill you to the bone with realism. A great read that ranks up there with the best of Clancy, Morrell, and Demille.