Ulterior Motive

by Daniel Oran

Book Overview

When Jonathan Goodman witnesses a murder in the parking lot of Megasoft just two weeks after an assassination attempt on company founder and presidential hopeful Jack Malcom, the twists and turns of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575663023
• ISBN13: 9781575663029
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Never see a plot as thick. Ten-thumbs up if I have ten.

Finally, here arrived a comtemporary high-tech/computer-industry/intelligence based futurist fiction. There are so many micro-plots and big plots. Each player has ambitions and weakness for money and power. Still want a job at MegaSoft to become a puppy?

So much for Orwell's "1984"....

Loosely based on a certain software giant in Washington, this is a great, suspenseful read. While I very much enjoyed all of the intrigue of the politics, office hierarchy and sniping, what riveted me most was the insider's view of what it is like at a high-tech company such as Microsoft, sorry, Megasoft. As anyone who uses a computer knows, there is more information about us out there on the Internet than we would want anyone to know. The fact that it would be possible to be monitored by "Big Brother" is extremely scary, made even scarier by the fact that it is entirely possible. I read the book when it first came out and just re-read it this past weekend. It is definitely a keeper.

Excellent! If you like technical mysteries...read this one!

This was a great book! I like mysteries and I am a technical person. Thus this book was a great match. Couldn't put it down!

OUTSTANDING!! When's the Movie coming out?

This was one fantastic read! Dan contacted me via e-mail and I was a bit pessimistic when I first received it. I decided to check out the reviews anyway, and with the description sounding pretty interesting, I decided to order it. I'm not sorry in the least as it was very difficult to put down. It was really a page turner. Jonathan Goodman worked for Megasoft and his life was good until he witnessed a murder of an employee in one of the parking garages. This murder happened only weeks after an attempted assassination of Megasoft's CEO, Jack Malcolm, who was running for President of the United States. One twist led to another; there were more twists and turns in the book that made it impossible to put down--you just had to keep reading to find out what happened.You won't be sorry you ordered this as it's a terrific book with a great plot. This would make a fantastic movie--without a doubt!

The BEST I've read!! Great book, Danny.

I was also e-mailed my Danny. Being a bit pessimistic about the way I was confronted, I decided to read about the book and read the reviews on "Ulterior Motive". Looked interesting enough so I decided to buy it. I'll tell you, I'm not sorry in the least as this is one of the best first novels I've ever read. Danny writes as though he's been writing for years. Had he not e-mailed me, I may never have heard about his book.The story tells of an employee at Megasoft who enjoys his job and co-workers totally. He and his friend, Kenny, are banging heads in a positive way in their great working relationship and close friendship. You feel their closenessas much as you fear for them when they uncover what's fishy at Megasoft. The founder, JackM, is running for president with a faithful following by his employees. You trust him. You respect him. You fear him. You ache for Jon as his wonderful world slowly slips away from him.Ulterior Motive is a must read. You'll be very disappointed if you don't because you're missing one hell of a read and one fast paced book.