Stalking Moon

by David Cole

Book Overview

After being captured by federal agents, ace hacker fugitive Laura Winslow agrees to aid the government in its attempts to uncover a massive criminal conspiracy in which human lives have become a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380819708
• ISBN13: 9780380819706
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Series

I am constantly looking for great mysteries to read. After reading the first three books in this series (Butterfly Lost, The Killing Maze, and Stalking Moon), this is an excellent series for those who like mysteries set in the American Southwest. David Cole's outlook of the Hopi and Navajo traditions and cultures add to the intensity of this mystery. He builds a compelling protagonist, Laura Winslow, who is a computer hacker that you never completely learn about. In each book, she changed somewhat but still you never fully understand her. The character's dialogue is genuine and persuasive, while the plots are gripping and suspenseful. Each book has been hard to put down and step away from, you have to see what happens next.

A fast-paced, violent thriller

In this novel, David Cole introduces us to the seamier side of life on the American side of the border with Mexico. His protagonist, a woman who has had a nightmare past including criminal convictions, is an expert in using computers to track illegal bank accounts. She also is an expert in creating new identities for herself. While working with American law enforcement officials, she discovers the horrors of illegal trafficking in women, particularly from Eastern Europe. Corruption is everywhere. Characters betray each other; some are gunned down. The shorthand language of computerese pops up in the middle of normal prose. Cole paints a bleak picture, but it will hold your attention.